He may shed a little light on things (3)
I believe the answer is:
ray
'he' is the definition.
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ray that I've seen before include "Gleam" , "Second note for the flat fish" , "Flash < Movie Player" , "Flatfish or sunbeam" , "A little light" .)