Russian fighter adopting name of imperial dynasty (4)
I believe the answer is:
ming
'imperial dynasty' is the definition.
'ming' can be an answer for 'dynasty' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'imperial' bit.
'russian fighter adopting name' is the wordplay.
'russian fighter' becomes 'MiG' (Russian fighter plane manufacturer).
'adopting' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'mig' enclosing 'n' is 'MING'.
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ming that I've seen before include "Chinese dynasty 14th-17th centuries, or porcelain" , "Chinese dynasty and Roscommon TD" , "Chinese dynasty - Flash Gordon's foe" , "Porcelain associated with Chinese dynasty" , "Famous porcelain from China 14th-17th centuries" .)