Maybe soldier on, nominally (5)
I believe the answer is:
anton
'maybe soldier on nominally' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'maybe soldier on' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'soldier' could be 'ant' (soldier is a type of ant) and 'ant' is found in the answer.
'on' is within the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for anton that I've seen before include "-- Bruckner, composer" , "- Chekhov, playwright" , "-- Chekhov, Russian dramatist" , "Rodgers perhaps" , "man" .)