Strip off greasepaint in the Mediterranean (6)
I believe the answer is:
aegean
This might be a double definition.
'strip off greasepaint' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both natural objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'mediterranean' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both natural objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'in the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aegean that I've seen before include "Greek sea" , "Sea bordering 20 ac" , "Greek-Turkish sea" , "area of sea" , "Sea around Lesbos" .)