Guffaw as broken hero gets TLC (7)
I believe the answer is:
chortle
'guffaw' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'broken hero gets tlc' is the wordplay.
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'gets' says to put letters next to each other.
'hero'+'tlc'='herotlc'
'herotlc' with letters rearranged gives 'CHORTLE'.
'as' is the link.
(Other definitions for chortle that I've seen before include "Guffaw" , "Loud gleeful chuckle" , "Laugh out loud" , "Titter" , "Joyous chuckle" .)