Sounds much to distribute (5)
I believe the answer is:
allot
'distribute' is the definition.
(I know that distribute can be written as allot)
'sounds much' is the wordplay.
'sounds' becomes 'al' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'much' becomes 'lot' (I've seen this in other clues).
'al'+'lot'='ALLOT'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for allot that I've seen before include "Assign (to someone)" , "grant" , "Allocate" , "split up" , "Give, apportion" .)