Half-cut male following urges while away (4)
I believe the answer is:
idle
'while away' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'half-cut male following urges' is the wordplay.
'half cut' suggests halving the letters.
'following' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'urges' becomes 'id' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'male' cut in half is 'le'.
'le' put after 'id' is 'IDLE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for idle that I've seen before include "Not occupied" , "Unoccupied or not in use" , "Empty" , "Eric, perhaps" , "Monty Python team member" .)