Traditions play new role (4)
I believe the answer is:
lore
'traditions' is the definition.
(lore can mean traditions or stories)
'play new role' is the wordplay.
'role' anagrams to 'LORE'.
However, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lore that I've seen before include "Wisdom" , "Ancient learning" , "Tales of old" , "Role for body of traditions" , "Role for tradition" .)