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One less spoilt in the Scillies, say (5)

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I believe the answer is:

isles

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'scillies say' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'one less spoilt in' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'spoilt' is an anagram indicator.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'less' anagrammed gives 'sles'.
'i' inserted inside 'sles' is 'ISLES'.

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for isles that I've seen before include "British locations, say?" , "Islands" , "Hebrides, perhaps" , "Archipelago" , "Eyots" .)

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