Clue: West road rises above base of clouds in visions (6)
Answer: DREAMS
Explanation: Definition: visions
A charade of DREAM, a reversal ('rises' in a down light) of MAE ('West', film star of a while back) plus RD ('road'); plus S ('base of cloud**S**'; again as we are vertically inclined, the 'base' can be taken as the last letter).