Name given to the islands of the southern Pacific (7)

I believe the answer is:

oceania

(Other definitions for oceania that I've seen before include "Pacific group" , "Islands of the south Pacific -- a neo-CIA (anag)" , "Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia" , "Pacific island area" , "lot of islands" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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