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English play around island (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eyot

'island' is the definition.
(I know that eyot is a type of river island)

'english play around' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'play' becomes 'toy' (synonyms).
'around' says the letters should be written backwards.
'toy' back-to-front is 'yot'.
'e'+'yot'='EYOT'

(Other definitions for eyot that I've seen before include "Fawlty Towers waiter" , "There's one at Chiswick" , "isle" , "land in the river" , "Small river island" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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