I am in the way, so removed (3)
I believe the answer is:
rid
'removed' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'i am in the way' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'i' is present in the answer.
'way' could be 'rd' (short for road) and 'rd' is located in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'so' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rid that I've seen before include "Lose, shake off" , "Throw off, unburden" , "Free, relieve" , "Free from something unpleasant" , "Free (someone of something unwanted)" .)