Up earlier than, to see the big tourist attraction (4)
I believe the answer is:
etna
'attraction' is the definition.
(I know that Etna is a attraction)
'up earlier than to see the big tourist' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ena' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for etna that I've seen before include "Volcano in Sicily, quite neat" , "hotly-tipped runner" , "Sicilian landmark" , "Explosive type" , "Volcano; reverse of stake" .)