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Back on island, exile skipped entree pastry (6)

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I believe the answer is:

danish

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'pastry' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'back on island exile skipped entree' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'island' could be 'is' (geographical abbreviation) and 'is' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for danish that I've seen before include "Flat cake - and party's his! (anag)" , "A blue cheese; a pastry" , "Scandanavian, pastry perhaps" , "Southern Scandinavian pastry" , "Nice pastry from Copenhagen" .)

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