Said I would take a look at (3)
I believe the answer is:
eye
'take a look at' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'said i' is the wordplay.
'said' shows a homophone (sound like).
'i' sounds like 'EYE'.
'would' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eye that I've seen before include "Look at, scrutinise" , "20 [OBSERVE]" , "Watch - middle of cyclone" , "Ogle" , "Oculus" .)