What wind did, sounding sad (4)
I believe the answer is:
blew
'what wind did' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'sounding sad' is the wordplay.
'sounding' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'sad' becomes 'blue' (similar in meaning).
'blue' sounds like 'BLEW'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for blew that I've seen before include "Spent (money) recklessly" , "Gusted" , "Sounded (a whistle)" , "Squander in the past" , "Sounded (a horn)" .)