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Volcanic expulsion swirling on legendary island (6)

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I believe the answer is:

avalon

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'legendary island' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'volcanic expulsion swirling on' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'on' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'aval' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for avalon that I've seen before include "Where King Arthur's body was brought" , "Isle of Celtic myth" , "Island where King Arthur was buried" , "Place to which the body of King Arthur was taken" , "Celtic island of the blessed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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