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Gosh! Learner recruited for major whisky producer (5)

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I believe the answer is:

islay

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'gosh learner recruited for major whisky producer' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'learner recruited for major whisky producer' is the wordplay.
'learner' becomes 'l' (as in a learner driver with L-plates on their car).
'recruited for' is an insertion indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'major whisky producer' becomes 'isay' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'l' placed inside 'isay' is 'ISLAY'.

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(Other definitions for islay that I've seen before include "Island noted for whisky" , "Isle known for distilleries" , "somewhere off Scottish mainland" , "Inner Hebridean island" , "Island of the Inner Hebrides" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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