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A sweetheart coming back from somewhere in Sicily (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ragusa

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'somewhere in sicily' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'a sweetheart coming back' is the wordplay.
'sweetheart' becomes 'sugar'.
'coming back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'a'+'sugar'='asugar'
'asugar' reversed gives 'RAGUSA'.

'from' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for ragusa that I've seen is " Sicilian town".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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