Areas surrounded by water (7)

I believe the answer is:

islands

'areas surrounded by water' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for islands that I've seen before include "Achill and Aran, say" , "Areas surrounded by water" , "Eg, Faroes" , "Ibiza, Corfu etc" , "Land masses with water on both sides" .)

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

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