Strident accountant Bobby gets awards right away (11)
I believe the answer is:
cacophonous
'strident' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'accountant bobby gets awards right away' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'accountant' could be 'ca' (abbreviation for chartered accountant) and 'ca' is located in the answer.
'bobby' could be 'cop' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'cop' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cacophonous that I've seen before include "Harshly discordant" , "Harsh" .)