Denials about cigar butt being Cuban? (8)
I believe the answer is:
islander
'butt being cuban?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'denials about cigar' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'denials' is 'islande' which is present in the answer.
A single letter 'r' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for islander that I've seen before include "Maybe Corfiot" , "Samoan, maybe" , "Native of Bali, perhaps" , "End rails (anag)" , "Lesbian for one" .)