New role, but it may result in difficulty (7)
I believe the answer is:
trouble
'difficulty' is the definition.
(trouble can mean a difficult situation)
'new role but' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'role'+'but'='rolebut'
'rolebut' is an anagram of 'TROUBLE'.
'it may result in' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for trouble that I've seen before include "Difficulty, problems" , "Affliction" , "Misfortune" , "Difficulty; public disorder" , "Worry - predicament" .)