Yes, there is a way to pierce the torpor (6)
I believe the answer is:
apathy
'torpor' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'yes there is a way to pierce' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'yes' could be 'y' and 'y' is located in the answer.
'a' is present in the answer.
'way' could be 'path' (path is a kind of way) and 'path' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for apathy that I've seen before include "Flatness" , "Unconcern" , "Lack of excitement" , "Lack of emotion and interest" , "lack of involvement" .)