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Name isle settled by some Italians (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

milanese

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'name isle settled by some italians' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'name isle settled' is the wordplay.
'settled' indicates an anagram.
'name'+'isle'='nameisle'
'nameisle' anagrammed gives 'MILANESE'.

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(Other definitions for milanese that I've seen before include "Native to one Italian city" , "From a N. Italian city" , "Inhabitants of Italy's second city" .)

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