Duck out of quite a lot (4)
I believe the answer is:
teal
'duck' is the definition.
(teal is a kind of duck)
'out of quite a lot' is the wordplay.
'out of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'TEAL' is hidden within 'quite a lot'.
(Other definitions for teal that I've seen before include "Strange tale of a duck" , "Small river duck" , "bird" , "Raise (subject matter)" , "Bluish shade of green" .)