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Resin from tree around eastern island (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elemi

'resin' is the definition.
(elemi is a kind of resin)

'tree around eastern island' is the wordplay.
'tree' becomes 'elm' (elm tree is a kind of tree**).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'eastern' becomes 'e'.
'island' becomes 'i'.
'elm' going around 'e' is 'elem'.
'elem'+'i'='ELEMI'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for elemi that I've seen before include "Fragrant tree resin used as incense - I'm Lee (anag)" , "Tree resin; ie, elm (anag.)" , "Fragrant substance" , "It's fragrance" , "aromatic resin" .)

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