What does the cryptic crossword clue "Grating a third of cheese, why put on loose fragments? (8)" mean?

The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). SCREE (synonym="loose fragments") + CH (synonym="CH") + Y (synonym="why") = SCREECHY The answer is SCREECHY.

Grating a third of cheese, why put on loose fragments? (8)

Guardian Cryptic #29235 | 11 Across | 2023-11-23 flower

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