Try the Evening Standard, for instance (5)
I believe the answer is:
essay
'try' is the definition.
(essay can mean to try or attempt something)
'evening standard for instance' is the wordplay.
'evening standard' becomes 'es' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'for instance' becomes 'say' (both can be used to introduce an example).
'es'+'say'='ESSAY'
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for essay that I've seen before include "Prose composition" , "School composition" , "Thesis" , "Make an effort to write one" , "Try; short written work" .)