He goes northeast a lot (3)
I believe the answer is:
ned
'he' is the definition.
'goes northeast a lot' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'northeast' could be 'ne' (abbreviation) and 'ne' is found in the answer.
'lot' could be 'd' and 'd' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ned that I've seen before include "A den for Edward" , "rough" .)