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British boxer comes to an island (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bali

'an island' is the definition.
(Bali is an example)

'british boxer' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'boxer' becomes 'ali' (Muhammad Ali).
'b'+'ali'='BALI'

'comes to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for bali that I've seen before include "Island in Indonesia" , "Holiday island to the east of Java" , "Bail out of the island" , "mountainous island" , "Indonesian island, capital Denpasar" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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