It's easy to get a chap out of the way (5)
I believe the answer is:
cheap
'it's easy' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'a chap out of the way' is the wordplay.
'out of' means one lot of letters goes inside another (some letters on the outside of others).
'the way' becomes 'e' (Compass direction - East).
'chap' placed around 'e' is 'CHEAP'.
'to get' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for cheap that I've seen before include "Base" , "Not expensive - trashy" , "Low in price or tastelessly showy" , "Mean" , "Of very poor quality" .)