One of the charms of the West Indies (3)
I believe the answer is:
obi
'the west indies' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'one of the charms' is the wordplay.
'one of' becomes 'o'.
'the charms' becomes 'bi' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'o'+'bi'='OBI'
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for obi that I've seen before include "Broad Japanese sash" , "Japanese habit?" , "magic" , "Sash worn on Japanese kimono" , "exotic waistband" .)