Pilots flying around Channel Islands arising from government business (8)
I believe the answer is:
politics
'government business' is the definition.
'politics' can be an answer for 'business' (politics is a kind of business). I am unsure of the 'government' bit.
'pilots flying around channel islands arising' is the wordplay.
'flying' indicates anagramming the letters.
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'channel islands' becomes 'ci'.
'arising' says the letters should be written backwards.
'ci' reversed gives 'ic'.
'pilots' anagrammed gives 'polits'.
'polits' enclosing 'ic' is 'POLITICS'.
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for politics that I've seen before include "Statecraft, government" , "The practice of government" , "The subject of government and parties" , "The business of government" , "Affairs of state" .)