The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 8 letter word OUTER HEBRIDES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result OUTER HEBRIDES
- Craft sure to be hired for remote islands
- Subeditor here corrected “British Isles”
- In these islands, reburied those nuts
- Disorganised subeditor here in Scottish islands
- Is he bred for transport by more remote group at sea?
- After changing route, he accompanies honeymooners in a remote location
- Scottish location could get tribe rehoused after abandonment
- The man and wife taking circuitous routes round islands
- Roaming brother is due to circle European islands
- Scottish group, nomadic tribe rehoused
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "islands" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case islands = outer hebrides.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.