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Wanda's child sins terribly in old Hawaii (8,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sandwich islands

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'old hawaii' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'wanda's child sins terribly' is the wordplay.
'terribly' indicates an anagram.
'wandas'+'child'+'sins'='wandaschildsins'
'wandaschildsins' anagrammed gives 'SANDWICH ISLANDS'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for sandwich islands that I've seen is " Hawaii a while back".)

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