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Island that's a ring (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

atoll

'island' is the definition.
(I know that atoll is a type of island)

'a ring' is the wordplay.
'ring' becomes 'toll' (a bell tolls).
'a'+'toll'='ATOLL'

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for atoll that I've seen before include "Coral island(s) surrounding a lagoon" , "String of islands" , "Pacific coral island" , "Bikini, perhaps" , "Ring-shaped coral reef enclosing a lagoon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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