Tormented and chased around area (7)
I believe the answer is:
haunted
'tormented' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'chased around area' is the wordplay.
'chased' becomes 'hunted' (hunting is a kind of chasing).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'hunted' going around 'a' is 'HAUNTED'.
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for haunted that I've seen before include "Beset by spirits" , "Full of ghosts" , "Ghost-ridden" , "tormented" , "Frequented by ghosts" .)