Males have many points (3)
I believe the answer is:
men
'males' is the definition.
(man is a kind of male)
'many points' is the wordplay.
'many' becomes 'm' (Roman numeral for a thousand).
'points' becomes 'en' (two compass points).
'm'+'en'='MEN'
'have' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for men that I've seen before include "Male humans" , "Soldiers" , "Human males" , "Crew" , "Adult males" .)