One pauper leaving Portugal, possibly Spanish? (8)
I believe the answer is:
european
'spanish?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'one pauper leaving portugal possibly' is the wordplay.
'leaving' suggests deleting specific letters.
'portugal' becomes 'p' (common abbreviation eg on car number plates).
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'one'+'pauper'='onepauper'
'onepauper' with 'p' removed is 'oneauper'.
'oneauper' anagrammed gives 'EUROPEAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for european that I've seen before include "Relating to the continent" , "The continental is a pure one" , "possibly from Italy" , "Dubliner, Londoner, Berliner, for instance" , "The E of the EU" .)