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Different, Iceland? It is the same! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

identical

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

'different iceland? it' is the wordplay.
'different' indicates anagramming the letters (letters placed in a different order).
'iceland'+'it'='icelandit'
'icelandit' with letters rearranged gives 'IDENTICAL'.

(Other definitions for identical that I've seen before include "Not any different" , "Equal" , "lacking distinction" , "uniform" , "showing no change" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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