Cosy trip at sea for islanders (8)
I believe the answer is:
cypriots
'islanders' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'cosy trip at sea' is the wordplay.
'at sea' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cosy'+'trip'='cosytrip'
'cosytrip' anagrammed gives 'CYPRIOTS'.
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cypriots that I've seen before include "Nationality of citizens of Nicosia" , "Native inhabitants of Limassol, say" , "They're from Limassol, say" , "People" , "Coty rips through these islanders" .)