Strange way to cover something prominent (7)
I believe the answer is:
salient
'prominent' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'strange way to cover' is the wordplay.
'strange' becomes 'alien' (synonyms).
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'to cover' is an insertion indicator.
'alien' placed inside 'st' is 'SALIENT'.
'something' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for salient that I've seen before include "Outstanding - it's lean (anag)" , "Prominent, most noticeable" , "Projecting outwards; significant" , "Prominent - in tales (anag)" , "Entails being most noticeable" .)