Next to bed is unusual direction (6)
I believe the answer is:
beside
'next to' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'bed is unusual direction' is the wordplay.
'unusual' indicates an anagram.
'direction' becomes 'e' (E is an example).
'bed'+'is'='bedis'
'bedis' with letters rearranged gives 'besid'.
'besid'+'e'='BESIDE'
(Other definitions for beside that I've seen before include "Neighbours" , "Adjacent to" , "Very near to" , "- - the point" , "Next to - compared with" .)