Stick one’s nose in, hearing gong (6)

I believe the answer is:

meddle

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'nose in hearing gong' is the definition.
'meddle' can be an answer for 'nose' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'in hearing gong' bit.

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for meddle that I've seen before include "Intrude, interfere" , "Stick one's oar in" , "Interfere in other people's business" , "Interfere unnecessarily" , "Intervene" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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