The island continent (9)
I believe the answer is:
australia
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the island continent</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for australia that I've seen before include "A land down under" , "The golden wattle is its national flower" , "A US lariat can be found in this country, strangely" , "faraway country" , "Island continent" .)