Syrian scandal affected part of Europe (6,7)

I believe the answer is:

canary islands

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'syrian scandal affected part of europe' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'syrian scandal affected' is the wordplay.
'affected' indicates an anagram.
'syrian'+'scandal'='syrianscandal'
'syrianscandal' with letters rearranged gives 'CANARY ISLANDS'.

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(Other definitions for canary islands that I've seen before include "Spanish possession off the coast of Africa" , "Spanish group off Africa" , "These include Tenerife" , "place full of tourists" , "detached areas off Africa" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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