It's northeast of Crete (6)

I believe the answer is:

rhodes

(Other definitions for rhodes that I've seen before include "Shored (anag) - Greek island" , "British financier and coloniser in southern Africa, d. 1902" , "Hordes visit the Greek island" , "British imperialist; Greek island" , "Aegean island" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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