Mediterranean island nation (5)
I believe the answer is:
malta
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">mediterranean island nation</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for malta that I've seen before include "Island nation" , "The capital is Valetta" , "Mediterranean island, capital Valletta" , "GC island" , "A Med. island" .)