Tender northern dons make some noise in bed? (5)
I believe the answer is:
snore
'some noise in bed?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'tender northern dons' is the wordplay.
'tender' becomes 'sore' (synonyms).
'northern' becomes 'n' (abbreviation e.g. N. Ireland).
'dons' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters wear or 'don' others).
'sore' placed around 'n' is 'SNORE'.
'make' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for snore that I've seen before include "Noise made while asleep" , "Noise from a sleeper" , "Noise indicating sleep" , "Make raucous nocturnal noise" , "Raucous sound while sleeping" .)