Eg, autumn (6)
I believe the answer is:
season
'eg autumn' is the definition.
(autumn is a kind of season)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for season that I've seen before include "Salt, maybe" , "' - - of mists ...' (Keats)" , "Time of 9" , "Add taste to; part of year" , "To dry (wood) for use as timber" .)