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Fresh old coin for island (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

new guinea

'island' is the definition.
(Pacific island)

'fresh old coin' is the wordplay.
'fresh' becomes 'new' (similar in meaning).
'old coin' becomes 'guinea' (historical type of coin).
'new'+'guinea'='NEW GUINEA'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for new guinea that I've seen before include "Island in the Western Pacific" , "Papua - - - -" , "Pacific island, the world's second largest" , "divided island" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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