Help judge to cross lounge (6)
I believe the answer is:
relief
'help' is the definition.
(relief is a kind of help)
'judge to cross lounge' is the wordplay.
'judge' becomes 'ref'.
'to cross' indicates putting letters inside.
'lounge' becomes 'lie' (I've seen this in other clues).
'ref' enclosing 'lie' is 'RELIEF'.
(Other definitions for relief that I've seen before include "Deliverance from siege" , "Easement or assuagement" , "Solace" , "Easement from pain or distress" , "It means less stress" .)