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Do ours exemplify British insularity? (5)

Ross

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isles

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(Other definitions for isles that I've seen before include "Eyots" , "eg The Hebrides" , "- - of Scilly" , "British locations, say?" , "Hebrides, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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