Hates to work in the glare of public expectations (3,4)
I believe the answer is:
hot seat
'glare of public expectations' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'hates to work' is the wordplay.
'work' indicates an anagram.
'hates'+'to'='hatesto'
'hatesto' is an anagram of 'HOT SEAT'.
'in the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hot seat that I've seen before include "Position at top" , "Uncomfortable or tricky situation (informal)" , "from which bottom quick to rise?" , "Situation of responsibility or danger" , "Difficult situation" .)