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Rum, maybe from Italy, son left half-finished (4)

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I believe the answer is:

isle

'rum maybe' is the definition.
(as in the Isle of Rum in the Inner Hebrides)

'italy son left half-finished' is the wordplay.
'italy' becomes 'i'.
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'half-finished' indicates taking half.
'left' cut in half is 'le'.
'i'+'s'+'le'='ISLE'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for isle that I've seen before include "Man, Wight, etc" , "This is sceptred!" , "isolated spot" , "Eg, eyot or inch" , "Prince Edward perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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