Mediterranean city's temper is rising. Help! (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
port said
'mediterranean city's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'temper is rising help' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'help' could be 'aid' (synonyms) and 'aid' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ports' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for port said that I've seen before include "Egyptian city" , "Mediterranean city" , "Place" .)