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Make a fuss to avoid a Greek island (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crete

'greek island' is the definition.
(Crete is a Greek island)

'make a fuss to avoid a' is the wordplay.
'make a fuss' becomes 'create' (create can mean to make a fuss or commotion).
'to avoid' suggests deleting specific letters.
'create' with 'a' taken out is 'CRETE'.

(Other definitions for crete that I've seen before include "European location" , "Large island in Med" , "Knossos island" , "Largest Greek island" , "Mediterranean island, capital Heraklion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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