Harsh noise in pub: King’s Head (4)
I believe the answer is:
bark
'harsh noise' is the definition.
'bark' can be an answer for 'noise' (bark is a kind of noise). I am not sure about the 'harsh' bit.
'pub king's head' is the wordplay.
'pub' becomes 'bar' (both are drinking establishments).
'head' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'kings' is 'k'.
'bar'+'k'='BARK'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bark that I've seen before include "Animal sound - layer protecting tree trunk" , "Ship" , "Setter's sound" , "Shout gruffly; part of tree" , "Shout aggressively" .)