I allow listeners to make a hole for a lace (6)
I believe the answer is:
eyelet
'a hole for a lace' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'i allow' is the wordplay.
'i' becomes 'eye' (I've seen this in other clues).
'allow' becomes 'let' (synonyms).
'eye'+'let'='EYELET'
'listeners to make' is the link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eyelet that I've seen before include "Small hole as in needle or shoe" , "Loophole" , "Small hole for lacing" , "A lace is passed through it" , "Means of securing" .)