Olympian from Egyptian port returned (4)
I believe the answer is:
zeus
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">olympian</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(Greek god who lived on Mount Olympus)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">egyptian port returned</span>' is the wordplay.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">egyptian port</span>' becomes '<span class="explanation-format__intermediate">suez</span>' <span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span>.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">returned</span>' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__intermediate">suez</span>' reversed gives '<span class="explanation-format__answer">ZEUS</span>'.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">from</span>' acts as a link.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for zeus that I've seen before include "Greatest ancient Greek god" , "Supreme god of the ancient Greeks" , "Divine son of Cronos and Rhea" , "Chief Olympian deity" , "Chief Olympian god" .)