The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word HEBRIDEAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result HEBRIDEAN
- Man woman married and separated from daughter in Skye?
- Male bishop on Rhode Island, churchman from the Western Isles
- Fish inside underwear possessed by female islander
- Heed bairn in trouble in part of Scotland
- Motherly type grabs woman at match, a Scot
- Are behind working islander
- Scot free, the man with bizarre character outside
- Man and woman just got married, one is from Northern islands
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "from the Western Isles" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case from the western isles = hebridean.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.