Girl embracing soldier, perhaps, in Mediterranean port (8)
I believe the answer is:
alicante
'mediterranean port' is the definition.
'alicante' can be an answer for 'port' (I have seen 'Spanish port ' mean 'alicante' so perhaps 'port' could also mean 'alicante'). I'm unsure of the 'mediterranean' bit.
'girl embracing soldier perhaps' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'alice' (girl's name).
'embracing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'soldier perhaps' becomes 'ant' (soldier is a type of ant).
'alice' enclosing 'ant' is 'ALICANTE'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for alicante that I've seen before include "Spanish location" , "European resort" , "Spanish seaport" , "in Spain" , "Spanish Mediterranean port" .)