Trouble with inspiration for Springsteen? Quietly new drug embraced by support group (5)
I believe the answer is:
apnea
'trouble with inspiration for springsteen?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'quietly new drug embraced by support group' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (musical symbol).
'new' becomes 'n' (abbreviation as in New Testament NT).
'drug' becomes 'e' (E is another name for ecstasy).
'embraced by' is an insertion indicator.
'support group' becomes 'aa' (Alcoholics Anonymous).
'p'+'n'+'e'='pne'
'pne' going within 'aa' is 'APNEA'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for apnea that I've seen before include "Loss of breath" , "that'll make you catch your breath?" , "stopping breathing in US" , "Cessation of breathing during sleep (US spelling)" .)