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The Spanish join me in an Aegean island (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

melos

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'an aegean island' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'the spanish join me' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'los' ('the' in Spanish).
'join' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'los' put after 'me' is 'MELOS'.

'in' is the link.

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(Another definition for melos that I've seen is " Greek island".)

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