Stopped lout being abominable? (5)
I believe the answer is:
hated
'abominable?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'stopped lout being' is the wordplay.
'stopped lout' becomes 'ha' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'being' becomes 'Ted' (Ted is an example).
'ha'+'ted'='HATED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hated that I've seen before include "Heartily disliked" , "Death (anag)" , "Abhorred" , "Loathed" , "Abominated" .)