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Hand round Ecstasy before a party in Ibiza (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fiesta

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'party in ibiza' is the definition.
'fiesta' can be an answer for 'party' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'in ibiza' bit.

'hand round ecstasy before a' is the wordplay.
'hand' becomes 'fist' (hand curled into a fist).
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'ecstasy' becomes 'E' (informal term for the drug).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fist' enclosing 'e' is 'fiest'.
'fiest'+'a'='FIESTA'

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(Other definitions for fiesta that I've seen before include "A public holiday in Barcelona" , "(Iberian) religious holiday" , "Feast day" , "(Spanish) religious festival" , "Religious festival in Spain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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