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It's heavenly, we hear, in the Hebrides (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skye

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'hebrides' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'it's heavenly we hear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sky' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'in the' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for skye that I've seen before include "Largest isle of the Inner Hebrides" , "Island - keys (anag)" , "Portree's isle" , "Where Bonnie Prince Charlie fled after his defeat at Culloden" , "part of Scotland" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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