Maiden in difficulty facing a series of steps (5)
I believe the answer is:
rumba
'series of steps' is the definition.
'rumba' can be an answer for 'steps' (type of dance - a set of dance steps). I'm not certain of the 'series of' bit.
'maiden in difficulty facing a' is the wordplay.
'maiden' becomes 'm' (cricket abbreviation).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'difficulty' becomes 'rub' (rub can mean a difficulty or problem).
'facing' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'm' placed into 'rub' is 'rumb'.
'rumb'+'a'='RUMBA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rumba that I've seen before include "music one can dance to" , "Burma (anag)" , "Rhythmic dance of Cuban origin" , "Ballroom dance of Cuban origin" , "One from Cuba" .)