Devoid of ego, listener somehow gives way (7)
I believe the answer is:
relents
'gives way' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'devoid of ego listener somehow' is the wordplay.
'devoid of' suggests deleting specific letters.
'ego' becomes 'I' ('I' in Latin).
'somehow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'listener' with 'i' removed is 'lstener'.
'lstener' is an anagram of 'RELENTS'.
(Other definitions for relents that I've seen before include "is slackening" , "Eases off" , "Abates, softens" , "Comes round" , "Becomes less severe and more lenient" .)