Set meal possibly from a Mediterranean island (7)
I believe the answer is:
maltese
'a mediterranean island' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'set meal possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'set'+'meal'='setmeal'
'setmeal' with letters rearranged gives 'MALTESE'.
'from' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for maltese that I've seen before include "European" , "The -- Falcon, 1941 film" , "islanders" , "Steal me for Mediterranean islander" , "Description of cross" .)