What does the cryptic crossword clue "Part of play understood when listening (5)" mean?

The definition is "Part". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). Sounds like (when listening) SEEN (understood) – there’s no issue with using ‘homophone’ here but, for the record, I’ve promised to refer to it as ‘aural wordplay’ (see the last few comments on Saturday’s Tramp blog The answer is SCENE.

Part of play understood when listening (5)

Guardian Cryptic #29004 | 23 Down | 2023-02-27 flower

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