Assumes there are conflicts round the East (5)
I believe the answer is:
wears
'assumes there' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'are conflicts round the east' is the wordplay.
'are conflicts' becomes 'wars' (I have seen 'Armed conflicts' mean 'wars' so perhaps 'conflicts' could also mean 'wars').
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'the east' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'wars' placed around 'e' is 'WEARS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wears that I've seen before include "Dresses in" , "Dons (clothes)" , "Swear (anag.)" , "Sports; erodes" .)