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Volcanic region around Etna hot and saline (5,6)

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I believe the answer is:

saint helena

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'volcanic region' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'around etna hot and saline' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'etna'+'h'='etnah'
'etnah' after 'saline' is 'salineetnah'.
'salineetnah' is an anagram of 'SAINT HELENA'.

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(Other definitions for saint helena that I've seen before include "place for Emperor" , "British S. Atlantic colony" , "Where Napoleon died" , "British South Atlantic island" .)

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