Where the islanders are a bit timorous? (5)

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timor

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(Other definitions for timor that I've seen before include "Eastern island" , "Indonesian island" , "Indonesian territory" , "East Indies island NW from Darwin" , "Island of the Malay Archipelago" .)

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