Right - an Asian country or one from ancient times? (5)
I believe the answer is:
roman
'one from ancient times?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'right an asian country' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'an asian country' becomes 'Oman' (country in Asia).
'r'+'oman'='ROMAN'
'or' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for roman that I've seen before include "Norma (anag) -- upright style of print" , "Type of candle, nose etc" , "(Of a nose) high-bridged" , "eg Nero" , "eg Julius Caesar" .)