Did it point the way in weaponry? (5)
I believe the answer is:
arrow
'weaponry?' is the definition.
(arrow is a kind of weaponry)
'did it point the way in' is the wordplay.
'did it' becomes 'aro' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'point' becomes 'W' (West).
'the way' becomes 'R' (abbreviation for right).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'aro'+'w'='arow'
'arow' going around 'r' is 'ARROW'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for arrow that I've seen before include "Archer's missile" , "One in a quiver" , "Direction symbol" , "Direction pointer" , "Keepsake" .)