Mollycoddled a gent behind one causing a stir
I believe the answer is:
spoon-fed
'mollycoddled' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a gent behind one causing a stir' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'gent' could be 'ed' and 'ed' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
(Other definitions for spoon-fed that I've seen before include "Mollycoddled" , "Having everything supplied (like a baby)" , "Artificially fostered" , "Feather-bedded" , "Given excessive help, like baby receiving nourishment" .)