Maybe it was belted (5)
I believe the answer is:
waist
'maybe it was belted' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'maybe it was' is the wordplay.
'maybe' indicates an anagram.
'it'+'was'='itwas'
'itwas' is an anagram of 'WAIST'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for waist that I've seen before include "Middle of trunk" , "Middle part of a ship" , "Midriff" , "Part of the trunk" , "part of frame" .)