To fly to the West Indies is no good, it seems! (4)
I believe the answer is:
wing
'to fly' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'the west indies is no good it seems' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'west' could be 'w' (abbreviation) and 'w' is found within the answer.
'no' could be 'n' (common abbreviation) and 'n' is found within the answer.
'good' could be 'g' (abbreviation) and 'g' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'i' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wing that I've seen before include "Aircraft's support" , "Side piece" , "Faction; annexe" , "Flank; move quickly" , "Arm of building or bird" .)