Showing signs of distress with a straitened bent (11)
I believe the answer is:
tearstained
'showing signs of distress with a straitened bent' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'with a straitened bent' is the wordplay.
'with' is an insertion indicator.
'bent' is an anagram indicator.
'straitened' with letters rearranged gives 'terstained'.
'a' put inside 'terstained' is 'TEARSTAINED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for tearstained that I've seen is " Wet from crying".)