For example, 1588 play The Armada, super, finally (4)
I believe the answer is:
year
'for example 1588' is the definition.
(1588 is an example)
'play the armada super finally' is the wordplay.
'finally' says to take the final letters.
The last letters of 'play the armada super' are 'YEAR'.
(Other definitions for year that I've seen before include "12 months" , "Many students" , "TV advert" , "1381 say" , "1% of a century" .)