The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EARSHOT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result EARSHOT
- In which one may hear others confused about answer
- Others distressed about a faculty's range
- Loose horse at catching distance?
- Aural range and musical discrimination’s cool!
- Result of being talked about in range?
- Range of particular faculty so heartbreaking?
- Contrived to share what’s within it, we hear
- Hearing indication you’re being talked about!
- Formerlyadmits cessation for hearing
- One’s heard within this ethos a right to change
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The straight part
We know that "You’re in a sound position within this" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case you’re in a sound position within this = earshot.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 EARSHOT mean?
EARSHOT noun- A distance from which sound is still audible.