Embarrassing display noticed, we're told (5)
I believe the answer is:
scene
'embarrassing display' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'noticed we're told' is the wordplay.
'noticed' becomes 'seen' (I've seen this before).
'we're told' shows a homophone (sound like).
'seen' sounds like 'SCENE'.
(Other definitions for scene that I've seen before include "View -part of play" , "Section of a stage work" , "Histrionic incident" , "Landscape - tantrum" , "Spectacle" .)