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It is back in Iceland, unexpectedly — the very same (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

identical

'the very same' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'it is back in iceland unexpectedly' is the wordplay.
'is back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'unexpectedly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'it' reversed gives 'ti'.
'iceland' is an anagram of 'idencal'.
'ti' inserted inside 'idencal' is 'IDENTICAL'.

(Other definitions for identical that I've seen before include "Indistinguishable" , "Similar" , "lacking distinction" , "showing no change" , "not distinguished" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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