Judge confronting queen, direct (5)
I believe the answer is:
refer
'direct' is the definition.
(referring is a kind of directing)
'judge confronting queen' is the wordplay.
'judge' becomes 'ref' (referee).
'confronting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'queen' becomes 'ER' (short for Elizabeth Regina ie Queen Elizabeth).
'ref'+'er'='REFER'
(Other definitions for refer that I've seen before include "Send or direct to a specialist" , "Pertain; assign" , "Allude, assign" , "Pass" , "Advert, cite" .)