Typical examples as English tip some off (8)
I believe the answer is:
epitomes
'typical examples' is the definition.
'epitomes' can be an answer for 'examples' (epitome is a kind of example). I'm not certain of the 'typical' bit.
'english tip some off' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'off' indicates an anagram.
'tip'+'some'='tipsome'
'tipsome' with letters rearranged gives 'pitomes'.
'e'+'pitomes'='EPITOMES'
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for epitomes that I've seen before include "Perfect examples" , "Standards or typical examples" .)