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Island that is carried round? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

borneo

'island' is the definition.
(Indonesian island)

'carried round?' is the wordplay.
'carried' becomes 'borne' (past tense of 'bear' in the sense of 'carry').
'round?' becomes 'o' (o is a circular letter).
'borne'+'o'='BORNEO'

'that is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for borneo that I've seen before include "Largest island of Asia" , "Oberon on the large Asian island" , "Island in the western Pacific" , "Third largest island in the world" , "country" .)

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