Musician rings isle (8)
I believe the answer is:
bandsman
'musician' is the definition.
(I know that bandsman is a type of musician)
'rings isle' is the wordplay.
'rings' becomes 'bands' ('band' can be a synonym of 'ring').
'isle' becomes 'man' (the Isle of Man is an example).
'bands'+'man'='BANDSMAN'
(Another definition for bandsman that I've seen is " musician".)
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