Long-distance traveller’s advantage - importing paper on return (7)
I believe the answer is:
gagarin
'long-distance traveller's advantage importing paper on return' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'advantage importing paper on return' is the wordplay.
'advantage' becomes 'gain' (gain is a kind of advantage).
'importing' indicates putting letters inside.
'paper' becomes 'rag' (rag paper is a kind of paper).
'on return' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'rag' written backwards gives 'gar'.
'gain' enclosing 'gar' is 'GAGARIN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gagarin that I've seen before include "Astronaut" , "Yuri ....... first man in space" , "Yuri --, space pioneer" , "circumnavigator" , "old spaceman" .)