Asian monk heard beast (4)
I believe the answer is:
lama
'asian monk' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lama that I've seen before include "devout Buddhist" , "A Buddhist priest in Tibet (4)" , "A Tibetan Buddhist priest or monk" , "Tibetan high priest" , "Tibetan spiritual leader" .)