Follow girl after men lost lead (5)
I believe the answer is:
ensue
'follow' is the definition.
(ensue can mean to follow or happen as a result)
'girl after men lost lead' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'girl' could be 'sue' (girl's name) and 'sue' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'en' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ensue that I've seen before include "Follow afterwards" , "Come along afterwards" , "Occur afterwards" , "Arise" , "Occur as a result (of)" .)