American soldier reversing in vehicle that produces smoke (5)
I believe the answer is:
cigar
'produces smoke' is the definition.
'cigar' can be an answer for 'smoke' (smoke can mean a cigar). I'm unsure of the 'produces' bit.
'american soldier reversing in vehicle' is the wordplay.
'american soldier' becomes 'GI' (informal term for a US soldier).
'reversing' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'vehicle' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle).
'gi' back-to-front is 'ig'.
'ig' placed into 'car' is 'CIGAR'.
'that' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cigar that I've seen before include "Corona, eg" , "Havana, say" , "Smoked item" , "A roll of leaf tobacco" , "Rolled tobacco leaf for smoking" .)