Popular point of view for example (8)
I believe the answer is:
instance
'example' is the definition.
(I know that example can be written as instance)
'popular point of view' is the wordplay.
'popular' becomes 'in' ('in' can mean trendy).
'point of view' becomes 'stance' (I've seen this in other clues).
'in'+'stance'='INSTANCE'
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for instance that I've seen before include "Example or single occurrence of something" , "Cite as an example" , "'Example, illustration (8)'" , "Case - isn't acne (anag)" , "Specimen" .)