Tiny tree for me, an elitist from the South (6)
I believe the answer is:
bonsai
'tiny tree' is the definition.
'bonsai' can be an answer for 'tree' (bonsai is a kind of tree). I'm not certain of the 'tiny' bit.
'me an elitist from the south' is the wordplay.
'me' becomes 'I'.
'an' becomes 'a'.
'elitist' becomes 'snob' (I've seen this before).
'from the south' says the letters should be written backwards (in a down clue, letters go up).
'i'+'a'+'snob'='iasnob'
'iasnob' in reverse letter order is 'BONSAI'.
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bonsai that I've seen before include "Dwarf trees and shrubs" , "Japanese art of growing dwarf plants" , "Art of growing dwarf varieties of tree" , "specimen with restricted roots?" , "Tree dwarfing art" .)