Young Scot from Rhode Island brought up during Prohibition (5)
I believe the answer is:
bairn
'young scot' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'rhode island brought up during prohibition' is the wordplay.
'rhode island' becomes 'RI' (US postal abbreviation).
'brought up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in a down clue, letters go up).
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'prohibition' becomes 'ban' (ban is a kind of prohibition).
'ri' reversed gives 'ir'.
'ir' inserted into 'ban' is 'BAIRN'.
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bairn that I've seen before include "Child in Scotland" , "Scot. child" , "Northern child" , "Wee child" , "A Scottish child?" .)