Shows one the way, or tells someone else to? (7)
I believe the answer is:
directs
'shows' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'one the way or tells someone else to?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is found within the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
'way' could be 's' (Compass direction - South) and 's' is found in the answer.
'someone' could be 'dr' (Dr is an example) and 'dr' is found within the leftover letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for directs that I've seen before include "Guides, actors say" , "Controls film" , "Instructs" , "Points the way to go" , "Manages" .)