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Red nails put off Man of Arran perhaps (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

islander

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'man of arran perhaps' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'red nails put off' is the wordplay.
'put off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'red'+'nails'='rednails'
'rednails' is an anagram of 'ISLANDER'.

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(Other definitions for islander that I've seen before include "Maybe Corfiot" , "Samoan, maybe" , "Rum person perhaps" , "Inhabitant of a detached area" , "One who lives off the mainland" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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