High-flyer from Kentucky with pounds in a Channel Island (7)
I believe the answer is:
skylark
'high-flyer' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'kentucky with pounds in a channel island' is the wordplay.
'kentucky' becomes 'ky' (abbreviation).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'pounds' becomes 'l' (currency sign).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'a channel island' becomes 'Sark' (Sark is one of the Channel Islands).
'ky'+'l'='kyl'
'kyl' inserted within 'sark' is 'SKYLARK'.
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for skylark that I've seen before include "flier" , "Soaring songbird" , "High-flying songbird" , "Indulge in horseplay" , "Bird that sings aloft" .)