Confused after directions get involved (9)
I believe the answer is:
entangled
'involved' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'confused after directions' is the wordplay.
'confused' becomes 'tangled' (I've seen this before).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'directions' becomes 'en' (east and north).
'tangled' put after 'en' is 'ENTANGLED'.
'get' is the link.
(Other definitions for entangled that I've seen before include "snarled up" , "Confusedly twisted" , "caught" , "Intertwined; entrapped" , "Involved in complications" .)