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Member turning to entertain a Highlander? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

gael

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'highlander?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'member turning to entertain a' is the wordplay.
'member' becomes 'leg' (member can mean a limb).
'turning' says the letters should be written backwards.
'to entertain' is an insertion indicator.
'leg' written backwards gives 'gel'.
'gel' going around 'a' is 'GAEL'.

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(Other definitions for gael that I've seen before include "Highland Scot" , "Scottish highlander" , "Irish speaker?" , "Celtic language speaker" , "Celt of Ireland, the Scottish Highlands and the IOM" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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