Feet heard to stop for a while (5)
I believe the answer is:
pause
'stop for a while' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'feet heard' is the wordplay.
'feet' becomes 'paws' (paw is a kind of foot).
'heard' shows a homophone (sound like).
'paws' sounds like 'PAUSE'.
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for pause that I've seen before include "Intermission" , "Wait" , "Stop briefly, take ten" , "Stop for a moment" , "Hesitate; delay" .)