Scholarly colonist? (6)
I believe the answer is:
rhodes
'scholarly colonist?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
This is all the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rhodes that I've seen before include "Largest island of the Dodecanese" , "Colonial businessman" , "British imperialist; Greek island" , "Greek island - British-born South African statesman" , "Aegean island" .)