Overhear a chess piece making difficulty for listeners (7)
I believe the answer is:
earache
'difficulty for listeners' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'overhear a chess piece' is the wordplay.
'piece' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'EARACHE' is hidden in the letters of 'overhear a chess'.
'making' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for earache that I've seen before include "may involve hammer and anvil" , "listener's discomfort" , "Ace hare (anag.)" , "Pain in an aural appendage" , "Otalgia" .)