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Remote island sold tea to be drunk (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isolated

'remote' is the definition.
(both can mean far away)

'island sold tea to be drunk' is the wordplay.
'island' becomes 'i'.
'to be drunk' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sold'+'tea'='soldtea'
'soldtea' is an anagram of 'solated'.
'i'+'solated'='ISOLATED'

(Other definitions for isolated that I've seen before include "Cut off, remote" , "Off the beaten track" , "Remote, set apart" , "Placed apart from others" , "Alone, apart, detached" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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