Did live broadcast generate buzz? (5)
I believe the answer is:
whirr
'buzz?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to natural events as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'did live broadcast generate' is the wordplay.
'did live' becomes 'were' ('they were' means 'they lived').
'broadcast' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (how the word might sound on the radio or TV).
'generate' becomes 'r' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'were' is a homophone of 'whir'.
'whir'+'r'='WHIRR'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for whirr that I've seen before include "Revolve humming" , "Spinning hum" , "Humming sound" , "Spin with hum" , "Sound of vibration" .)