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Nervous, coming from Channel Islands on board (9)

Ross

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excitable

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'nervous' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'from channel islands on board' is the wordplay.
'from' becomes 'ex' ('from' in Latin).
'channel islands' becomes 'CI'.
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'board' becomes 'table' (synonyms).
'ex'+'ci'+'table'='EXCITABLE'

'coming' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for excitable that I've seen before include "Hot-headed" , "Easily stimulated" , "Highly strung - easily roused" , "Volatile" , "Highly-strung" .)

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