Nut needing money given conflicting directions (6)
I believe the answer is:
cashew
'nut' is the definition.
(cashew is a kind of nut)
'money given conflicting directions' is the wordplay.
'money' becomes 'cash' (I've seen this before).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'conflicting directions' becomes 'ew' (opposite compass points).
'cash'+'ew'='CASHEW'
'needing' is the link.
(Other definitions for cashew that I've seen before include "Common type of nut" , "Acajou" , "nut-tree" , "snack perhaps" , "Kind of nut" .)