Objects when there are veiled hints about the leader of the gang (6)
I believe the answer is:
things
'objects' is the definition.
(I know this)
'hints about the leader of the gang' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'the leader of' says to take the initial letters.
The first letter of 'gang' is 'g'.
'hints' anagrammed with 'g' gives 'THINGS'.
'when there are veiled' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for things that I've seen before include "Items" , "Objects" , "Stuff" .)