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Man perhaps insulted from time to time (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isle

'man perhaps' is the definition.
(Isle of Man is an example)

'insulted from time to time' is the wordplay.
'from time to time' indicates alternate letters (letters removed on a regular basis).
The alternating letters of 'insulted' are 'ISLE'.

(Other definitions for isle that I've seen before include "Christmas or Easter, perhaps" , "Little land" , "Ait" , "Eg, Staffa" , "Land amid water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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