Crossword Genius

Isle that rises to enclose one Pacific paradise (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tahiti

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'isle that rises to enclose one pacific paradise' is the definition.
'Tahiti' can be an answer for 'isle' (Tahiti is an example). I am not sure about the remainder of the definition.

'isle that rises to enclose one' is the wordplay.
'isle' becomes 'i' (geographical abbreviation).
'rises' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'to enclose' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'i'+'that'='ithat'
'ithat' written backwards gives 'tahti'.
'tahti' placed around 'i' is 'TAHITI'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for tahiti that I've seen before include "Pacific island associated with Gauguin" , "South Pacific island, linked to Paul Gauguin and Robert Louis Stevenson" , "Pacific island, the largest in French Polynesia" , "Polynesian island, chief town Papeete" , "South Seas island, capital Papeete" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.