Energetic part of the play, for example, linked to direction (6)
I believe the answer is:
active
'energetic' is the definition.
('active' is associated in meaning with 'energetic')
'part of the play for example linked to direction' is the wordplay.
'part of the play' becomes 'act' ('act' is part of 'play').
'for example' becomes 'iv' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'linked to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'direction' becomes 'e' (E is an example).
'act'+'iv'+'e'='ACTIVE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for active that I've seen before include "In actual operation" , "Moving, doing things" , "Moving about, functioning" , "Not extinct (of volcano)" , "Dynamic, functioning" .)