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Island highways being reported (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rhodes

'island' is the definition.
(Greek island)

'highways being reported' is the wordplay.
'highways' becomes 'roads' (I've seen this before).
'being reported' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'roads' sounds like 'RHODES'.

(Other definitions for rhodes that I've seen before include "See 21 Down" , "Island, explorer" , "Aegean island" , "British financier and coloniser in southern Africa, d. 1902" , "Greek island - British-born South African statesman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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