South China Sea island (9)

I believe the answer is:

singapore

(Other definitions for singapore that I've seen before include "Small country of southeast Asia" , "Asian republic" , "Far-Eastern state" , "part of Asia" , "Site of Raffles Hotel" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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