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Erin lad's possibly is one? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

islander

'one?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'erin lad's possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'erin'+'lads'='erinlads'
'erinlads' is an anagram of 'ISLANDER'.

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for islander that I've seen before include "Inhabitant of Man, for example" , "Eg, Haitian or Cretan" , "Samoan, maybe" , "One living away from mainland" , "One living surrounded by water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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