Cannot a sailor be at Cambridge? (6)
I believe the answer is:
cantab
'at cambridge?' is the definition.
'Cantab' can be an answer for 'cambridge?' (short for Cantabrigian, meaning from Cambridge). I am not certain of the 'at' bit.
'cannot a sailor' is the wordplay.
'cannot' becomes 'can't' (contraction).
'a sailor' becomes 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'cant'+'ab'='CANTAB'
'be' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cantab that I've seen before include "Abbrev for Cambridge University" , "of Cambridge reduced" , "Latinised abbreviation for Cambridge (University)" , "(Degree) from Cambridge (abbr." , "Of Cambridge University, in short" .)