Eg, something initially taking a year (3)
I believe the answer is:
say
'eg' is the definition.
(both can mean 'for example')
'something initially taking a year' is the wordplay.
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
'taking' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a year' becomes 'ay' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
The initial letter of 'something' is 's'.
's'+'ay'='SAY'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for say that I've seen before include "Articulate" , "Tell" , "Speak, utter" , "Utter; for example" , "SECOND PART OF 24" .)