Guards losing head finding gates, perhaps (7)
I believe the answer is:
entries
'finding gates perhaps' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'guards losing head' is the wordplay.
'guards' becomes 'sentries' (sentry is a kind of guard).
'losing head' means to remove the first letter.
'sentries' with its first letter taken away is 'ENTRIES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for entries that I've seen before include "those given admittance" , "Submissions to competition" , "Items inserted in a written record" , "Items inserted in written records" , "making appearances on stage" .)