Throwing event in society by trendy place (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
shot put
'throwing event' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'society by trendy place' is the wordplay.
'society' becomes 's' (common abbreviation in names of organisations).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'trendy' becomes 'hot' (hot can mean trendy or fashionable).
'place' becomes 'put' (synonyms).
's'+'hot'+'put'='SHOT-PUT'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for shot put that I've seen before include "Field event in athletics" , "Throwing contest" , "Athletic field event" , "Throwing event" , "Competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled" .)