Visitor figured in hearing (5)
I believe the answer is:
guest
'visitor' is the definition.
(guest is a kind of visitor)
'figured in hearing' is the wordplay.
'figured' becomes 'guessed' (guessing is a kind of figuring).
'in hearing' shows a homophone (sound like).
'guessed' is a homophone of 'GUEST'.
(Other definitions for guest that I've seen before include "Conjectured audibly" , "Person entertained by host" , "Person receiving another's hospitality" , "Recipient of hospitality" , "Invited visitor" .)