Troubadour (8)
'troubadour' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for minstrel that I've seen before include "Medieval singer" , "Mediaeval entertainer" , "Old song 'The ... boy to the wars has gone'" , "Old travelling musician - a boy in Irish song" , "Travelling musician of the middle ages" .)
'troubadour' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for bard that I've seen before include "Traditional poet" , "Eisteddfod winner" , "Shakespeare" , "Animal; cruel person" , "A drab sort of old poet" .)