French Polynesian island (6)
I believe the answer is:
tahiti
'french polynesian island' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for tahiti that I've seen before include "Polynesian island where Gauguin lived" , "South Seas island, capital Papeete" , "part of Polynesia" , "Main island of society group, capital Papeete" , "Pacific island, the largest in French Polynesia" .)