Island’s just ancient villages apparently at first (4)

I believe the answer is:

java

'island's' is the definition.
(Java is an example)

'just ancient villages apparently at first' is the wordplay.
'at first' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'just ancient villages apparently' is 'JAVA'.

(Other definitions for java that I've seen before include "'Indonesian island, famed for coffee (4)'" , "Its capital is Jakarta" , "Catlike" , "Indonesian island known for coffee" , "Coffee - computer programming language" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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