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Bearing gun going round island (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gait

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

'gun going round island' is the wordplay.
'gun' becomes 'gat' (gat is a kind of gun).
'going round' is an insertion indicator.
'island' becomes 'i'.
'gat' enclosing 'i' is 'GAIT'.

(Other definitions for gait that I've seen before include "walkway?" , "Way of walking (4)" , "Carriage" , "Bearing" , "Method of moving" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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