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Book about an island a student moved (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emotional

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'moved' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)

'book about an island a student' is the wordplay.
'book about' becomes 'emot' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'an island' becomes 'iona' (Scottish island).
'a student' becomes 'l' (as in L-plates for learner drivers).
'emot'+'iona'+'l'='EMOTIONAL'

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(Other definitions for emotional that I've seen before include "Showing strong feelings" , "Poignant" , "Exhibiting strong feelings" , "Showing feelings like love or fear" , "showing passion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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