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However choppy neither vessel leaves island (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nevertheless

'however' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'choppy neither vessel leaves island' is the wordplay.
'choppy' indicates an anagram.
'leaves' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'island' becomes 'i'.
'neither'+'vessel'='neithervessel'
'neithervessel' with 'i' taken out is 'nethervessel'.
'nethervessel' is an anagram of 'NEVERTHELESS'.

(Other definitions for nevertheless that I've seen before include "at any rate" , "In spite of everything" , "But always" , "anyhow" , "Still" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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