Heading for shelter from conflict in city (8)
I believe the answer is:
leewards
'heading for shelter from' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'conflict in city' is the wordplay.
'conflict' becomes 'war' (war is a kind of conflict).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'city' becomes 'leeds' (city in England).
'war' placed inside 'leeds' is 'LEEWARDS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for leewards that I've seen before include "Toward the sheltered sides" , "Toward the sheltered side" , "The side that is sheltered from the wind" , "Towards the sheltered side" .)