Fellow listener man was afraid of (6)
I believe the answer is:
feared
'was afraid of' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'fellow listener man' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'F' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'listener' becomes 'ear' (body part which hears or listens).
'man' becomes 'ed' (short for Edward).
'f'+'ear'+'ed'='FEARED'
(Other definitions for feared that I've seen before include "Was afraid of" , "Was terrified" , "Was uneasy or apprehensive about" , "Dreaded" , "Was scared of" .)