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Butcher’s fine, slicing seal on island (6)

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I believe the answer is:

shufti

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'butcher's' is the definition.
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'fine slicing seal on island' is the wordplay.
'fine' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'slicing' is an insertion indicator (some letters slice into others).
'seal' becomes 'shut' (I've seen this in another clue).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'island' becomes 'i'.
'f' going inside 'shut' is 'shuft'.
'shuft'+'i'='SHUFTI'

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(Other definitions for shufti that I've seen before include "Colloquial word for look" , "Gander" , "Glance (colloq.)" , "Informally, a brief inspection or look" , "Quick look or reconnoitre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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