Listing showing signs of recovery, they say (7)
I believe the answer is:
heeling
'listing' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for heeling that I've seen before include "forwards' duty?" , "winning the ball" , "Listing" , "At last, doing some work" .)