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Carried round island in the Pacific (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

borneo

'island in the pacific' is the definition.

'carried round' is the wordplay.
'carried' becomes 'borne' (I've seen this before).
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'borne'+'o'='BORNEO'

(Other definitions for borneo that I've seen before include "Island, part of the Malay archipelago" , "Large E. Indies island" , "Third largest island in the world" , "Lange island of the Malay archipelago" , "Island containing Brunei" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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