Some traffic directors (5)
I believe the answer is:
cones
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">some traffic directors</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cones that I've seen before include "Dry fruits of evergreen trees" , "They taper from a circular base to a point" , "Shapes of wafers for ice-cream" , "Cornets" , "Shapes with circular base and tapering sides" .)