A way to stop our man getting speed (5)
I believe the answer is:
haste
'speed' is the definition.
(I know that haste is a type of speed)
'a way to stop our man' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'way' could be 'st' (abbreviation for street) and 'st' is located in the answer.
'man' could be 'he' (he refers to a man) and 'he' is found in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'getting' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for haste that I've seen before include "Overly eager speed" , "Leader abandons modest" , "More of this proverbially slows you down" , "More of this can slow you up!" , "Excessive speed or urgency" .)