Heard step is twisted (5)
I believe the answer is:
wrung
'is twisted' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'heard step' is the wordplay.
'heard' shows a homophone (sound like).
'step' becomes 'rung' (I've seen this before).
'rung' is a homophone of 'WRUNG'.
(Other definitions for wrung that I've seen before include "Coerced" , "Twisted and compressed" , "Squeezed and twisted" .)