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Trendies, alas, ruined Pacific location (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

easter island

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'location' is the definition.
(I know that Easter Island is a island)

'trendies alas ruined' is the wordplay.
'ruined' indicates an anagram.
'trendies'+'alas'='trendiesalas'
'trendiesalas' with letters rearranged gives 'EASTER ISLAND'.

'pacific' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for easter island that I've seen before include "Pacific site famous for its monolithic human head statues" , "Pacific spot with large carved heads" , "Pacific location with large carved heads" , "Pacific site of many monolithic statues" , "Remote place with large standing heads" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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