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Don to take a dip in top beach near Island Family Holiday Centre (6)

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I believe the answer is:

bikini

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'don to take a dip' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'top beach near island family holiday centre' is the wordplay.
'top' says to take the initial letters.
'near' says to put letters next to each other.
'island' becomes 'i' (geographical abbreviation).
'family' becomes 'kin' (synonyms).
'centre' indicates the central letters.
The middle of 'holiday' is 'i'.
The initial letter of 'beach' is 'b'.
'b'+'i'+'kin'+'i'='BIKINI'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for bikini that I've seen before include "Two piece swimsuit" , "tests were carried out here" , "Atoll and skimpy swimsuit" , "practised here with explosive results" , "Bathing suit for the atoll?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and The Irish Times.
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