How do I solve 18 across in Express Cryptic 20260609?

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18 across reads "I will be heard in the passage" (5 letters); the answer is AISLE. It's a homophone clue: the answer sounds like another word. Indicators like 'reportedly', 'we hear', or 'sounds like' point to a word that's pronounced similarly to the answer. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

I will be heard in the passage (5)

18A — I will be heard in the passage (5) — AISLE