Call urgently for piano wire (5)
I believe the answer is:
plead
'call urgently for' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'piano wire' is the wordplay.
'piano' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation).
'wire' becomes 'lead' (lead is a kind of wire).
'p'+'lead'='PLEAD'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for plead that I've seen before include "Claim; entreat" , "Implore, entreat" , "Beg, implore" , "Beg or petition" , "Respond to charge" .)