Foreigner needs help back into lodging (6)
I believe the answer is:
indian
'foreigner' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'needs help back into lodging' is the wordplay.
'needs help' becomes 'aid' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'needs' bit.).
'back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'into' is an insertion indicator.
'lodging' becomes 'inn' (I've seen this in another clue).
'aid' back-to-front is 'dia'.
'dia' going within 'inn' is 'INDIAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for indian that I've seen before include "Sub-continental native" , "Club, summer or rope-trick" , "Type of ink or summer" , "One from the sub-continent" , "He's from 16 down" .)