Is embodied in one strange sound (5)
I believe the answer is:
noise
'sound' is the definition.
(a noise is a sound)
'is embodied in one strange' is the wordplay.
'embodied in' indicates putting letters inside.
'strange' indicates anagramming the letters.
'one' is an anagram of 'noe'.
'is' inserted inside 'noe' is 'NOISE'.
(Other definitions for noise that I've seen before include "explosive report, for example" , "Loud or disturbing sound" , "Racket, din" , "Hubbub" , "interference" .)