Writing directions for example (5)
I believe the answer is:
essay
'writing' is the definition.
(I know that essay is a type of writing)
'directions for example' is the wordplay.
'directions' becomes 'Es' (east and south - two directions).
'for example' becomes 'say' ('say' can be used to introduce an example).
'es'+'say'='ESSAY'
(Other definitions for essay that I've seen before include "Try; dissertation" , "Trial, piece of writing" , "example of Hazlitt's work" , "Composition, paper, article" , "Thesis" .)