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Sort of woolly bears run island (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arran

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'island' is the definition.
(Isle of Arran in Scotland)

'sort of woolly bears run' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'run' could be 'r' (cricket abbreviation) and 'r' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'aran' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for arran that I've seen before include "Firth of Clyde island" , "Isle near Firth of Clyde" , "Scottish territory" , "Scottish island" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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