Zeppelin, for instance, of note to the RAF (4)
I believe the answer is:
graf
'zeppelin' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'of note to the raf' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates anagramming the letters (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'note' becomes 'g' (musical note).
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'g' after 'raf' is 'rafg'.
'rafg' anagrammed gives 'GRAF'.
'for instance' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for graf that I've seen before include "German count - German tennis player" , "Steffi --, tennis champion" , "Noted tennis player" , "Seven-times women's Wimbledon champion, b. 1969" , "Steffi --, tennis player" .)