Pull away from the east? (3)
I believe the answer is:
tow
'pull away' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the east?' is the wordplay.
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'east?' becomes 'ow' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
't'+'ow'='TOW'
'from' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tow that I've seen before include "form of flax" , "Drag along behind, say barge" , "Pull (with rope)" , "Haul" , "Pull along (a vehicle)" .)