He's after dough, we hear, followed by me! (3)
I believe the answer is:
ray
'he's' is the definition.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ray that I've seen before include "Beam of light or flat fish" , "A little light" , "Broad flat fish; beam" , "Man who engaged in surrealist photography" , "Flat fish or sun beam" .)