Lot of geese getting disheartened in strong wind (6)
I believe the answer is:
gaggle
'lot of geese' is the definition.
'gaggle' can be an answer for 'geese' (gaggle is the collective noun for geese). I'm not certain of the 'lot of' bit.
'getting disheartened in strong wind' is the wordplay.
'disheartened' means to remove the middle letters (the middle or heart is removed).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'strong wind' becomes 'gale' (I've seen this in another clue).
'getting' with its centre removed is 'gg'.
'gg' put into 'gale' is 'GAGGLE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gaggle that I've seen before include "Group of people" , "Alternative name for a flock of geese" , "Disorderly group" , "Group of geese" , "Colective noun for geese" .)