Papua New Guinea region (7)

I believe the answer is:

oceania

(Other definitions for oceania that I've seen before include "Islands of the south Pacific -- a neo-CIA (anag)" , "Pacific island area" , "part of the Pacific" , "The Pacific islands taken together" , "Islands of Pacific and adjacent seas" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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