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Island routes announced (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rhodes

'island' is the definition.
(Greek island)

'routes announced' is the wordplay.
'routes' becomes 'roads' (a road is a route or path).
'announced' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'roads' sounds like 'RHODES'.

(Other definitions for rhodes that I've seen before include "Cycled round hot Society Island" , "Greek island, ten miles off the Turkish coast" , "British financier and coloniser in southern Africa, d. 1902" , "Hordes visit the Greek island" , "Shored (anag) - Greek island" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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