The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FEEDBACK
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
F
E
E
D
B
A
C
K
More clues leading to the result FEEDBACK
- Information to pass to defender?
- Pass to a defender, bringing some whistling?
- Cater for 20 responses to questionnaire?
- Pass ball to defender for reaction
- Criticism voiced in guitarist’s technique
- Distortion in sound response
- Response to toll on diamonds along with support
- Supply vital input to support informative response
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "bringing some whistling" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bringing some whistling = feedback.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does FEEDBACK mean?
FEEDBACK noun- Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
- (control theory) The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.
- The high-pitched howling noise heard when there is a loop between a microphone and a speaker.
- To generate the high-frequency sound by allowing a speaker to cause vibration of the sound generator of a musical instrument connected by an amplifier to the speaker.
- To provide informational feedback to.
- To convey by means of specialized communications channel.