The flute player did so also, Edward (6)
I believe the answer is:
tooted
'the flute player did' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'so also edward' is the wordplay.
'so' becomes 'too' (synonyms).
'also' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'edward' becomes 'ted'.
'too'+'ted'='TOOTED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tooted that I've seen before include "Made short sound as of horn or whistle" , "Made sound with car horn" , "Used the horn" , "Sounded the horn" .)