E.g. part of Leicester thoroughfare sheltering home (4)
I believe the answer is:
rind
'e g part of leicester' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'thoroughfare sheltering home' is the wordplay.
'thoroughfare' becomes 'rd' (abbreviation for road).
'sheltering' is an insertion indicator.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'rd' going around 'in' is 'RIND'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rind that I've seen before include "Outer edge of a bacon rasher" , "Crust" , "Outer layer (of cheese)" , "'Peel, bark (4)'" , "The peel of a fruit" .)