Laura goes mad, according to hearsay (5)
I believe the answer is:
aural
'hearsay' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are adjectives, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'laura goes mad' is the wordplay.
'goes mad' is an anagram indicator.
'laura' anagrammed gives 'AURAL'.
'according to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aural that I've seen before include "To do with an ear or hearing" , "Hearing-related" , "Pertaining to the ear" , "To do with hearing or the ears" , "musical perception" .)