Question 1

What does the cryptic crossword clue "Poets, we hear, making clangers? (10)" mean?

Accepted Answer

The definition part of the clue is "clangers?". The wordplay technique is a homophone (sounds like). The answer is CYMBALISTS. Explanation: Sounds like (‘we hear’) SYMBOLISTS (‘poets’, of a style pioneered by Baudelaire)

Question 2

What is the answer to "Poets, we hear, making clangers? (10)"?

Accepted Answer

The answer is CYMBALISTS.

Question 3

What type of wordplay is used in "Poets, we hear, making clangers? (10)"?

Accepted Answer

This clue uses a homophone (sounds like) as its wordplay technique.