Crowds placed right in front of a Greek Island (6)

I believe the answer is:

rhodes

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'greek island' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for rhodes that I've seen before include "British financier and coloniser in southern Africa, d. 1902" , "See 21 Down" , "Greek port" , "Aegean island" , "Largest island of the Dodecanese" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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