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Fresh sardine sandwiches left for a Sardinian? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

islander

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'a sardinian?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'fresh sardine sandwiches left' is the wordplay.
'fresh' indicates an anagram (a fresh re-ordering of the letters).
'sandwiches' is an insertion indicator (to sandwich is to block something in).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'sardine' with letters rearranged gives 'isander'.
'isander' enclosing 'l' is 'ISLANDER'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for islander that I've seen before include "Rum person perhaps" , "Inhabitant of a detached area" , "Sicilian, e.g." , "one from Jersey, perhaps" , "E.g. Shetland inhabitant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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