Issue with one animal brought over by sea (8)
I believe the answer is:
maritime
'sea' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'issue with one animal brought over' is the wordplay.
'issue' becomes 'emit' (both can mean to give out or radiate).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'animal' becomes 'ram' (male sheep).
'brought over' is a reversal indicator.
'emit'+'i'+'ram'='emitiram'
'emitiram' back-to-front is 'MARITIME'.
'by' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for maritime that I've seen before include "Of seafaring or shipping" , "Coastal" , "Relating to the sea" , "Concerned with the main" , "Connected to the sea and sea-faring" .)