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Sets apart site also disintegrating (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isolates

'sets apart' is the definition.
('isolate' can be a synonym of 'set apart')

'site also disintegrating' is the wordplay.
'disintegrating' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'disintegrated' mean this).
'site'+'also'='sitealso'
'sitealso' with letters rearranged gives 'ISOLATES'.

(Other definitions for isolates that I've seen before include "Sets apart from others" , "Oils seat (anag.)" , "Places apart or alone" , "Keeps apart from others" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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