The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RANG
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RANG
- Called, sought election? Good
- Fruit peeled or pealed?
- Called, needing farm to remove outsiders
- Called relative making good move to the East End
- Sounded good, having managed to come first
- Called for orange, peeled
- Fruit – peeled or pealed?
- Called headless ape
- Contacted the fruit centre
- Called newspaper entertaining name
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The straight part
We know that "Sounded" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sounded = rang.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.
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What does RANG mean?
RANG verb- Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
- To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
- To produce (a sound) by ringing.
- To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
- Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
- To telephone (someone).
- To resound, reverberate, echo.
- To produce music with bells.
- To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.