Whence one cross, in traditional tales, drops from sky (8)
I believe the answer is:
lorraine
'whence one cross' is the definition.
'lorraine' can be an answer for 'cross' (Lorraine cross is an example). I'm not certain of the 'whence one' bit.
'in traditional tales drops from sky' is the wordplay.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'traditional tales' becomes 'lore' (I've seen this in another clue).
'drops from sky' becomes 'rain' (drops of water from the sky).
'lore' going around 'rain' is 'LORRAINE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lorraine that I've seen before include "French duchy" , "French region, cross" , "Region of NE France" , "See 14" , "part of France" .)