Walk to find answer during journeys east (7)
I believe the answer is:
traipse
'walk' is the definition.
(I know that traipse is a type of walk)
'answer during journeys east' is the wordplay.
'answer' becomes 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A).
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'journeys' becomes 'trips' (trip is a kind of journey).
'east' becomes 'e' (synonyms).
'a' put into 'trips' is 'traips'.
'traips'+'e'='TRAIPSE'
'to find' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for traipse that I've seen before include "make slow progress" , "Parties (anag.)" , "Trudge around" , "long tiring walk" , "Pirates (anag) -- walk without 9" .)