"Malcolm X" director Spike (3)
I believe the answer is:
lee
'malcolm x director spike' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for lee that I've seen before include "Sheltered from the wind in Cork, perhaps" , "The sheltered side of something" , "Commander of the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War" , "actor" , "Protection" .)