Cross US conflict zone returning from island (4)
I believe the answer is:
manx
'island' is the definition.
(I know that Manx is a island)
'cross us conflict zone returning' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'cross' could be 'x' (an X is a cross) and 'x' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'man' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'from' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for manx that I've seen before include "Adjective indicating the Isle of Man" , "Isle of Man's language" , "Celtic language, relating to the Isle of Man" , "Type of cat, of shearwater" , "Island's" .)