He gets conflicting directions from females (4)
I believe the answer is:
hens
'females' is the definition.
(female chickens)
'he gets conflicting directions' is the wordplay.
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'conflicting directions' becomes 'NS' (opposite compass points).
'he'+'ns'='HENS'
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for hens that I've seen before include "Adult chickens" , "Female birds" , "Birds kept for laying" , "Poultry" , "Female fowl" .)