What’s upset Lakeland, losing a lake town there (6)
I believe the answer is:
kendal
'town there' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'what's upset lakeland losing a lake' is the wordplay.
'what's' becomes 'ke' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'upset' is an anagram indicator.
'losing' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'lakeland' with 'lake' taken out is 'land'.
'land' is an anagram of 'ndal'.
'ke'+'ndal'='KENDAL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kendal that I've seen before include "Lakeland town known for mint cake" , "Cumbrian town - gateway to the Lake District" , "Cumbrian town; green cloth name" , "Town in Cumbria" .)