Current that reverses around one Polynesian paradise (6)
I believe the answer is:
tahiti
'polynesian paradise' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'current that reverses around one' is the wordplay.
'current' becomes 'i' (symbol for electric current).
'reverses' is a reversal indicator.
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'that' backwards is 'taht'.
'i' inserted into 'taht' is 'tahit'.
'tahit'+'i'='TAHITI'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tahiti that I've seen before include "Society member" , "One of the Society Islands" , "An isle in the South Seas" , "Romantic Polynesian island, capital Papeete" , "Main island of French Polynesia" .)