Return from east, idly wandering around (5)
I believe the answer is:
yield
'return' is the definition.
('yield' can be a synonym of 'return')
'east idly wandering around' is the wordplay.
'east' becomes 'e' ('E' can be a synonym of 'east').
'wandering around' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'e'+'idly'='eidly'
'eidly' anagrammed gives 'YIELD'.
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for yield that I've seen before include "Give forth" , "Cave in" , "Capitulate" , "Succumb" , "Give away - return - grant" .)