Tribal leader making a lot of noise (8)

I believe the answer is:

clanking

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'a lot of noise' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'tribal leader' is the wordplay.
'tribal' becomes 'clan' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'leader' becomes 'king' (King is an example).
'clan'+'king'='CLANKING'

'making' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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