Ways out of Mediterranean Island State (5)
I believe the answer is:
roads
'ways' is the definition.
(road is a kind of way)
'island state' is the wordplay.
'island' becomes 'rhodes' (Greek island).
'state' shows a homophone (sound like) (I've seen 'stated' mean this).
'rhodes' is a homophone of 'ROADS'.
'out of mediterranean' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for roads that I've seen before include "Thoroughfares" , "Open ways" , "Area by shore where ships lie at anchor; streets" , "Surfaced ways" , "Ways, routes" .)