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Passage on the radio could be key (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isle

'be key' is the definition.
(key can mean a small island)

'passage on the radio' is the wordplay.
'passage' becomes 'aisle' (aisle is a kind of passage).
'on the radio' shows a homophone (sound like).
'aisle' sounds like 'ISLE'.

'could' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for isle that I've seen before include "The Emerald - (Ireland)" , "Man, possibly" , "Man, maybe" , "Eg, Staffa" , "Atoll" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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