### Clue: Rook on wet earth trapped by head islander (8)
### Answer: BERMUDAN 
 ### Explanation: Definition: islander
 [ R(abbrev. for "rook" in chess notation) **placed above**(on, in a down clue) MUD(wet earth/a soft sticky mixture of earth and water) ] **contained in**(trapped by) BEAN(informal term for one's head).