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A tropic resort island gets a crop (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

capricorn

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'a tropic resort' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'island gets a crop' is the wordplay.
'island' becomes 'capri' (Italian island).
'gets' says to put letters next to each other.
'a crop' becomes 'corn' (I've seen this before).
'capri'+'corn'='CAPRICORN'

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(Other definitions for capricorn that I've seen before include "Constellation known as The Goat" , "Tropic - Zodiac sign" , "Goat star sign" , "Sign of winter" , "It's a Tropic, and the Sign of the Goat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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