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Angel will reportedly land surrounded by water (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isle

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'land surrounded by water' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'angel will reportedly' is the wordplay.
'angel' becomes 'is' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'will' becomes 'll' (contracted form, as in 'he'll' - 'he will').
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'll' is a homophone of 'le'.
'is'+'le'='ISLE'

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(Other definitions for isle that I've seen before include "Small seabound place" , "Rum, for example" , "one ringed in the main?" , "Dogs, say" , "Geographic location" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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