Troubadour (8)
'troubadour' is the definition.
(I know that troubadour can be written as minstrel)
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 the entire 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" .)