The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HEBRIDES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result HEBRIDES
- Men pulling trains, perhaps? You’ll find them in Scotland
- His Excellency joining newly-weds in Scottish isles
- Both outsiders reside abroad in location off mainland Scotland
- Man with hens, possibly in Scottish region?
- Theme of Jews out West admitting identity
- Islands men as women wed?
- Jews out west admitting identity
- She grooms partners for the Western Isles
- Hot English women tying the knot somewhere in Scotland?
- Islands‘ male union members
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