Oriental point at the back (7)
I believe the answer is:
eastern
'oriental' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'point at the back' is the wordplay.
'point' becomes 'e' (compass point).
'at the back' becomes 'astern' (I've seen this before).
'e'+'astern'='EASTERN'
(Other definitions for eastern that I've seen before include "Could be Chinese" , "towards daybreak?" , "Asian" , "Facing away from the west" , "Nearest (anag) - oriental" .)