Had ways of going to hell! (5)
I believe the answer is:
hades
'to hell' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'had ways' is the wordplay.
'ways' becomes 'es' (east and south - two directions).
'had'+'es'='HADES'
'of going' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hades that I've seen before include "Hell of Greek myth" , "A place of some darkness" , "It's classical hell in the shade" , "Mythological abode of the dead" , "Underworld, hell" .)