What does the cryptic crossword clue "Freud made some noise for da boise, and da crowd out loud – in a film? (6-7)" mean?

The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). SHRINK (synonym="Freud – Sigmund, the father of psychoanalysis") + WRAPPED (synonym="sounds like “rapped” – as in some noise for “da boise” and “da crowd”") = SHRINKWRAPPED The answer is SHRINKWRAPPED.

Freud made some noise for da boise, and da crowd out loud – in a film? (6-7)

Guardian Cryptic #29641 | 7 Down | 2025-03-13 flower

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