Plan fulfilled by Hoddle before the start of the second half (6)
I believe the answer is:
method
'plan' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'fulfilled by hoddle before the start of the second half' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'fulfilled' could be 'met' ('meet' can be a synonym of 'fulfil') and 'met' is found within the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
'second' could be 'd' and 'd' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'h' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for method that I've seen before include "Scheme; orderliness" , "Systematic procedure" , "Orderly procedure, sometimes found in madness" , "Procedure or system" , "Way of proceeding" .)