Does the Dude abide by this in west Los Angeles? (3)
I believe the answer is:
law
'does the dude abide by this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'west los angeles?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'west' could be 'w' (abbreviation) and 'w' is found in the answer.
'los angeles?' could be 'la' (abbreviation) and 'la' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for law that I've seen before include "Edict" , "Rule prohibiting certain actions" , "Commandment" , "Body of rules of conduct for a society" , "Legislation" .)