Can he lie around a lot? (4)
I believe the answer is:
emil
'can he' is the definition.
'emil' can be an answer for 'he' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'can' bit.
'lie around a lot?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'lot?' could be 'm' and 'm' is found within the answer.
an anagram of 'lie' is 'eil' which is within the left over letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for emil that I've seen before include "French boy's name" , "- - Zatopek, Olympic runner" , "German boy" .)