Friend to point to good man looking very faint (6)
I believe the answer is:
palest
'friend to point to good man looking very faint' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'friend to point to good man' is the wordplay.
'friend' becomes 'pal' (pal can mean a friend).
'to point' becomes 'e' (compass point).
'to good man' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for saint).
'pal'+'e'+'st'='PALEST'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for palest that I've seen before include "Most light in colour" , "Most lightly coloured" , "Most blanched" , "Of the lightest colour" .)