Insect leaves Santa Fe without danger (4)
I believe the answer is:
safe
'without danger' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'insect leaves santa fe' is the wordplay.
'insect' becomes 'ant' (ant is a kind of insect).
'leaves' is a deletion indicator.
'santa' with 'ant' removed is 'sa'.
'sa'+'fe'='SAFE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for safe that I've seen before include "Secure - place in the bank" , "Reliable" , "Metal case for storing valuables" , "Secure - place to keep cash" , "Locked store for money etc" .)