Criticised for being absorbed, so we hear (6)
I believe the answer is:
rapped
'criticised' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'absorbed so we hear' is the wordplay.
'absorbed' becomes 'wrapped' (synonyms).
'so we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'wrapped' sounds like 'RAPPED'.
'for being' is the link.
(Other definitions for rapped that I've seen before include "Struck" , "Knocked sharply as on door" , "Spoke rhyming monologue to rock music" , "Performed a kind of music" , "Talked rhythmically" .)