Change direction in icy area? That's dangerous (4)
I believe the answer is:
risk
'icy area? that's dangerous' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'change direction in' is the wordplay.
'change' becomes 'rik' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'direction' becomes 's' (S is an example).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'rik' going around 's' is 'RISK'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for risk that I've seen before include "Gamble" , "The possibility of danger - chance it" , "dangerous thing" , "Take a chance" , "Possibility of bad outcome" .)