Continental region to fly from briefly (4)
I believe the answer is:
brie
'continental region' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'fly from briefly' is the wordplay.
'from' suggests deleting specific letters.
'briefly' with 'fly' taken out is 'BRIE'.
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for brie that I've seen before include "Food" , "French cream cheese" , "Kind of soft cheese" , "Variety of cheese" , "Bergamot-flavoured tea" .)