Hear note initially shine (7)
I believe the answer is:
glisten
'shine' is the definition.
(I know that shine can be written as glisten)
'hear note initially' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'hear' could be 'listen' (I've seen this before) and 'listen' is found in the answer.
'note' could be 'g' (musical note) and 'g' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for glisten that I've seen before include "Shine like something wet" , "Glow from reflection" , "Shine with reflected light" , "gloss" , "Singlet (anag.); tingles (anag.)" .)