Eg, autumn (6)
I believe the answer is:
season
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">eg autumn</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(autumn is a kind of season)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for season that I've seen before include "Salt, maybe" , "' - - of mists ...' (Keats)" , "Time of 9" , "Add taste to; part of year" , "To dry (wood) for use as timber" .)