Had ways of going to hell! (5)
I believe the answer is:
hades
'hell' is the definition.
('Hades' can be a synonym of 'hell')
'had ways' is the wordplay.
'ways' becomes 'es' (east and south - two directions).
'had'+'es'='HADES'
'of going to' is the link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hades that I've seen before include "Hell of Greek myth" , "A place of some darkness" , "It's classical hell in the shade" , "Mythological abode of the dead" , "Underworld, hell" .)