Apart from the north, a noble source of cedar? (7)
I believe the answer is:
lebanon
'apart from the north' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'a noble source of cedar?' is the wordplay.
'source of' indicates an anagram.
'cedar?' becomes 'n' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a'+'noble'='anoble'
'anoble' is an anagram of 'lebano'.
'lebano'+'n'='LEBANON'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lebanon that I've seen before include "Its capital is Beirut" , "E. Mediterranean nation" , "Ban Noel from the country" , "Country N. of Israel" , "Country associated with cedar trees" .)