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Haitians drop hint it's the biggest Mass on the globe! (4)

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asia

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'haitians drop' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for asia that I've seen before include "One-third of all land" , "Heavily populated area" , "Put out" , "its pampered jades couldn't draw much?" , "It has most of the earth's population" .)

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