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Ways out of Mediterranean Island State (5)

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roads

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'ways' is the definition.
(road is a kind of way)

'island state' is the wordplay.
'island' becomes 'rhodes' (Greek island).
'state' shows a homophone (sound like) (I've seen 'stated' mean this).
'rhodes' is a homophone of 'ROADS'.

'out of mediterranean' is the link.
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(Other definitions for roads that I've seen before include "Thoroughfares" , "Open ways" , "Area by shore where ships lie at anchor; streets" , "Surfaced ways" , "Ways, routes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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