Record three out of four points one pays attention to (7)
I believe the answer is:
listens
'one pays attention to' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'record three out of four points' is the wordplay.
'record' becomes 'list' (list is a type of record).
'three out of four' becomes 'e' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'points' becomes 'Ns' (two compass points).
'list'+'e'+'ns'='LISTENS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for listens that I've seen before include "Hears with intention" , "Pays attention to sounds" , "Heeds" , "Follows advice" , "Lends an ear" .)