Asian island, a place tucked away (7)
I believe the answer is:
malayan
'asian' is the definition.
(Malayan is an example)
'island a place tucked away' is the wordplay.
'island' becomes 'man' (Man is an example).
'place' becomes 'lay' (synonyms).
'tucked away' indicates putting letters inside.
'a'+'lay'='alay'
'man' placed around 'alay' is 'MALAYAN'.
(Other definitions for malayan that I've seen before include "Asian" , "A layman (anag.)" , "Austronesian language" , "Oriental language" , "Language of SE Asia" .)