New role for traditions (4)
I believe the answer is:
lore
'traditions' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)
'new role' is the wordplay.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'role' is an anagram of 'LORE'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for lore that I've seen before include "Wisdom" , "Folk myths" , "Ancient learning" , "Role for body of traditions" , "Old learning" .)