What's certainly near EU and close to Cherbourg, going west? (8)
I believe the answer is:
guernsey
'what's certainly near eu and close to cherbourg going west?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'certainly near eu and close to cherbourg going west?' is the wordplay.
'certainly' becomes 'yes' (both can be used to answer in the affirmative).
'near' becomes 'nr' (abbreviation used in addresses).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'close to' indicates one should take the final letters (the 'close' to the word).
'going west?' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (letters heading to the west or left).
The final letter of 'cherbourg' is 'g'.
'yes'+'nr'+'eu'+'g'='yesnreug'
'yesnreug' backwards is 'GUERNSEY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for guernsey that I've seen before include "Sir Walter Scott novel" , "Neighbour of Jersey" , "Cow - sweater" , "Second largest of Channel Islands" , "Second largest Channel Island" .)