Hornet flying with force from Inverness? (8)
I believe the answer is:
northern
'from inverness?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'hornet flying with force' is the wordplay.
'flying' indicates an anagram (letters fly around into new positions).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'force' becomes 'RN' (abbreviation for Royal Navy).
'hornet' with letters rearranged gives 'northe'.
'northe'+'rn'='NORTHERN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for northern that I've seen before include "<97> - lights (Aurora borealis)" , "On top of the world, map-wise" , "- Ireland; - lights" , "Relating to Belfast, say" , "Not in or from the south" .)