Mentioned routes in the Aegean (6)
I believe the answer is:
rhodes
'the aegean' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'mentioned routes' is the wordplay.
'mentioned' shows a homophone (sound like).
'routes' becomes 'roads' (a road is a route or path).
'roads' is a homophone of 'RHODES'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rhodes that I've seen before include "Aegean island" , "Greek island - British-born South African statesman" , "Greek island, ten miles off the Turkish coast" , "Greek port" , "Largest island of the Dodecanese" .)