Polynesian country (5)
I believe the answer is:
samoa
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">polynesian country</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(country in Polynesia, a region of Oceania)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for samoa that I've seen before include "Group of volcanic islands in the S Pacific" , "South Pacific island nation" , "island territory" , "South Pacific island country, gaining its independence from New Zealand in 1962" , "Polynesian island group" .)