Bishop travels on, forced to listen to attendant (10)
I believe the answer is:
bridesmaid
'attendant' is the definition.
(I know that bridesmaid is a type of attendant)
'bishop travels on forced to listen to' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'B' (abbreviation for bishop in chess).
'travels on' becomes 'rides' (I've seen this in another clue).
'forced' becomes 'made' (both can mean coerced).
'to listen to' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'made' is a homophone of 'maid'.
'b'+'rides'+'maid'='BRIDESMAID'
(Other definitions for bridesmaid that I've seen before include "one's holding up train perhaps" , "match participant" , "Attendant at wedding" .)