Did he come from Neath to hold rank in Scotland? (5)
I believe the answer is:
thane
'scotland?' is the definition.
I know that 'scotland' relates to this answer. I also know that both the answer and definition are singular nouns
'did he come from neath to hold rank' is the wordplay.
'neath' can be anagrammed to 'THANE'.
However, I am not sure how the anagram is indicated.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for thane that I've seen before include "Macbeth's Cawdor title" , "Scot who held land from the king" , "Anglo-Saxon king's companion; neath (anag.)" , "Macbeth was made -- of Cawdor" , "Medieval lord" .)