Tiny Pacific island nation (5)
I believe the answer is:
nauru
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">tiny pacific island nation</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nauru that I've seen before include "Small Pacific republic" , "little nation" , "SW Pacific republic" , "Island country in Micronesia" , "Pacific republic, formerly Pleasant Island" .)