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Settle down and retire in The Blasket Islands? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sit

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'settle down' is the definition.
'sit' can be an answer for 'settle' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'down' bit.

'retire in the blasket islands?' is the wordplay.
'retire' is a reversal indicator.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'tis' can be found hidden inside 'blasket islands'.
'tis' in reverse letter order is 'SIT'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for sit that I've seen before include "Pose for painter" , "(Of bird) stay on nest" , "Take a pew, an exam" , "Model" , "Brood" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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