Nicks a whole lot (6)
I believe the answer is:
'lot' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scores that I've seen before include "Written forms of a musical composition" , "Puts ball in the net" , "Musical compositions in written form" , "Gains game points" , "Sets of twenty" .)