Where to look for a leading man (5)
I believe the answer is:
ahead
'leading man' is the definition.
'ahead' can be an answer for 'leading' (to lead is to go ahead). I'm not certain of the 'man' bit.
'where to look for a' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'head' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ahead that I've seen before include "advanced" , "In the vanguard" , "What's down the road" , "In the future" , "likely to win?" .)