Presumably, what The Lions are left with after getting beaten is a slight to self-esteem? (7,5)

'left with after getting beaten is a slight to self-esteem?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'presumably what the lions' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'lions' could be 'pride' (I've seen this before) and 'pride' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'wounded' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'are' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?