Legendary highlander in Skye tidewater (4)

I believe the answer is:

yeti

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'legendary highlander' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'in skye tidewater' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'YETI' is hidden in the letters of 'skye tidewater'.

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(Other definitions for yeti that I've seen before include "Himalayan monster?" , "A legendary animal" , "Mythical humanoid" , "hirsute specimen" , "... and creature supposedly there" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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