The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SKYE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result SKYE
- Island involved in risky enterprise
- Part of Scotland contributing to whisky exports
- Scottish isle is English — heavens above!
- Island is heaven, we’re told
- Island finally gets link by bridge
- Extremely stark, the old Hebridean island
- Island identified by blue cheese ultimately?
- Losing power, call Hebridean destination
- Isle is something above us, close to lighthouse
- Channel broadcasting cricket to eastern isle
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The straight part
We know that "Part of Scotland" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case part of scotland = skye.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.