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Small ship from Channel Island (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sark

'channel island' is the definition.
(Sark is one of the Channel Islands)

'small ship' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'ship' becomes 'ark' (as in Noah's ark).
's'+'ark'='SARK'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for sark that I've seen before include "See 4 Down" , "Island near Guernsey" , "English Channel isle" , "Small Channel Island" , "Shirt (Sc.); Ch. island" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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