Oriental in a ravine, nominally (6)
I believe the answer is:
george
'oriental in a ravine nominally' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'oriental in a ravine' is the wordplay.
'oriental' becomes 'e'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'a ravine' becomes 'gorge' (gorge is a kind of ravine).
'e' placed inside 'gorge' is 'GEORGE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for george that I've seen before include "people swear by" , "Dragon-slaying saint" , "Automatic pilot (sl.)" , "Flight controller" , "Stefan ---, German poet; a Man in a Boat" .)