Circulate Latin on a countrywide basis (8)
I believe the answer is:
national
'countrywide basis' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'circulate latin on a' is the wordplay.
'circulate' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'circulating' mean this).
'latin'+'on'+'a'='latinona'
'latinona' anagrammed gives 'NATIONAL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for national that I've seen before include "Relating to the state" , "State-owned" , "Relating to a country" , "57-year-old carer needing care?" , "It's a Grand race at Aintree" .)