Circuit of China recalled (3)
I believe the answer is:
lap
'circuit' is the definition.
(I know that circuit can be written as lap)
'china recalled' is the wordplay.
'china' becomes 'pal' (china plate is Cockney rhyming slang for mate).
'recalled' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (to recall can mean to bring something back).
'pal' back-to-front is 'LAP'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for lap that I've seen before include "One circuit of track" , "Drink (like dog), circuit" , "Use tongue to drink; circuit" , "revolution" , "One circuit of a course" .)