Evidence of trauma or panic mostly (4)
I believe the answer is:
scar
'evidence of trauma' is the definition.
'scar' can be an answer for 'trauma'. I am not certain of the 'evidence of' bit.
'panic mostly' is the wordplay.
'panic' becomes 'scare' (synonyms).
'mostly' means to remove the last letter.
'scare' with its final letter taken off is 'SCAR'.
'or' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scar that I've seen before include "Evidence of an old injury" , "Stigma" , "Craggy outcrop" , "Blemish - cicatrix" , "Mark of old injury" .)