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In good shape, after going up rocky island (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elba

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'island' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for elba that I've seen before include "Able was I ere I saw ... (palindrome)" , "Napoleon's Mediterranean exile island" , "part of Tuscany?" , "Island of Napoleon's first exile" , "Napoleon's prison isle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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