Various items for paper (5)
I believe the answer is:
times
'paper' is the definition.
(The Times newspaper)
'various items' is the wordplay.
'various' indicates anagramming the letters.
'items' with letters rearranged gives 'TIMES'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for times that I've seen before include "Square in New York" , "Occasions; multiplied by" , "Paces" , "measures the length of something" , "Paper" .)