Part of problem accommodating beast from the east? (5)
I believe the answer is:
camel
'part' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'of problem accommodating beast from the east?' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'from the east?' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (I've seen 'from the east' mean this).
'lemac' is hidden in the letters of 'problem accommodating beast'.
'lemac' reversed gives 'CAMEL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for camel that I've seen before include "Desert transport" , "Means of transport" , "A ship, some say" , "Cud-chewing mammal of desert regions" , "Pale brown - animal" .)