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Many a Cook Islander (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maori

(Other definitions for maori that I've seen before include "Native New Zealanders" , "Member of New Zealand's aboriginal people" , "Native of Aotearoa" , "Native Kiwi" , "Let it stand" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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