Rang to get informed, say (6)
I believe the answer is:
tolled
'rang' is the definition.
(tolling is a kind of ringing)
'informed say' is the wordplay.
'informed' becomes 'told' (telling is a kind of informing).
'say' shows a homophone (sound like).
'told' is a homophone of 'TOLLED'.
'to get' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for tolled that I've seen before include "Of bell, rang solemnly" , "Of bell, rang sonorously" , "Made slow sounds" , "Rang for the dead" , "Sounded the bell" .)