Italian island the Spanish sailor recalled (4)
I believe the answer is:
elba
'italian island' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the spanish sailor recalled' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el'.
'sailor' becomes 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'recalled' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'ab' back-to-front is 'ba'.
'el'+'ba'='ELBA'
(Other definitions for elba that I've seen before include "Exile isle for Napoleon" , "Island in the Med" , "Island of Napoleon's exile in 1814-15" , "Island off Italy" , "part of Tuscany?" .)