For example, Iron Maiden and others (5)
I believe the answer is:
metal
'for example iron' is the definition.
'maiden and others' is the wordplay.
'maiden' becomes 'm' (cricket abbreviation).
'and others' becomes 'etal' (short for 'et alia', 'and others' in Latin).
'm'+'etal'='METAL'
(Other definitions for metal that I've seen before include "Eg, iron, lead" , "Tin, for example" , "Element such as iron, copper, zinc etc" , "tin, perhaps" , "Eg, titanium" .)