Kingdom in the SW Pacific whose capital is Nuku'alofa (5)

I believe the answer is:

tonga

(Other definitions for tonga that I've seen before include "Tropic island" , "Polynesian Kingdom" , "Islands once ruled by Queen Salote" , "part of Polynesia" , "S.W Pacific Kingdom" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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