China must assure partial return of this Japanese craft (7)
I believe the answer is:
satsuma
'this japanese craft' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'china must assure partial return' is the wordplay.
'partial' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'return' is a reversal indicator.
'amustas' is hidden within 'china must assure'.
'amustas' back-to-front is 'SATSUMA'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for satsuma that I've seen before include "healthy snack" , "Citrus tree named after an old Japanese province" , "Small, easily-peeled orange" , "Segmented item" , "Kind of mandarin orange" .)