Mideast canal (4)
I believe the answer is:
'mideast canal' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for suez that I've seen before include "Location of Egypt's canal" , "Nineteen Fifty-Six crisis canal" , "Canal between the Mediterranean and Red Seas" , "fall of Eden?" , "Egyptian port and canal" .)