Going the other way, oddly use "north" (8)
I believe the answer is:
southern
'going the other way' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'oddly use north' is the wordplay.
'oddly' is an anagram indicator.
'use'+'north'='usenorth'
'usenorth' with letters rearranged gives 'SOUTHERN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for southern that I've seen before include "Of Cork or Waterford, say" , "-- Cross, constellation" , "away from the north" , "Austral" , "Of Counties Cork and Kerry, say" .)