Christmas, Easter etc (7)

I believe the answer is:

islands

(Other definitions for islands that I've seen before include "Eg, Faroes" , "Eg. The Canaries" , "Eg The Balearics" , "Eg, archipelago" , "Sin, lads, you're surrounded by water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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