Insect cried audibly when stored away (10)
I believe the answer is:
mothballed
'stored away' is the definition.
'mothballed' can be an answer for 'stored' (mothballing is a kind of storing). I'm not certain of the 'away' bit.
'insect cried audibly' is the wordplay.
'insect' becomes 'moth' (moth is a kind of insect).
'cried' becomes 'bawled' ('bawl' can be a synonym of 'cry').
'audibly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'bawled' sounds like 'balled'.
'moth'+'balled'='MOTHBALLED'
'when' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for mothballed that I've seen is " put on ice".)