Most important island of French Polynesia (6)

I believe the answer is:

tahiti

(Other definitions for tahiti that I've seen before include "part of Polynesia" , "One of the Society Islands" , "South Pacific island where both Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin spent time" , "Pacific island associated with Gauguin" , "Polynesian island, chief town Papeete" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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