Confusion gives me a new angle (7)
I believe the answer is:
melange
'confusion' is the definition.
(a melange is a mixture or confusion of things)
'me a new angle' is the wordplay.
'a new' is an anagram indicator.
'angle' with letters rearranged gives 'lange'.
'me'+'lange'='MELANGE'
'gives' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for melange that I've seen before include "Miscellany" , "Confusion" , "A motley assortment of things" , "Varied mixture" , "mixed collection" .)