Reduce noise with carpet after a show of indifference (5)
I believe the answer is:
shrug
'a show of indifference' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'reduce noise with carpet after' is the wordplay.
'reduce noise with' becomes 'sh' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'carpet' becomes 'rug' (synonyms).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'sh'+'rug'='SHRUG'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shrug that I've seen before include "Affect indifference" , "Gesture with one's shoulders" , "____ off, dismiss" , "Shoulder gesture" , "Gesture of resignation" .)