Hood from the Crimea (9)
I believe the answer is:
balaclava
'hood' is the definition.
(I know that balaclava is a type of hood)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for balaclava that I've seen before include "Where expensive charge was made" , "Where Light Brigade charged" , "Close-fitting woollen hood" , "Crimean village; woollen hat" , "headwear" .)