The Clue
Easter Island is part of it (5 letter answer)
The Answer
CHILE
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Notes
The answer CHILE is uncommon, appearing about once every 500 puzzles.
Related Clues
One of the ABC Powers
Andean country
Copper source
"Missing" locale
Neighbor of Peru
Neruda's country
Peru neighbor
Valparaiso's land
Big copper exporter
Easter Island's owner
Its capital is Santiago
Major copper exporter
Santiago is its capital
1962 World Cup host
2010 mining disaster locale
2,880-mile long country
Country claiming a chunk of Antarctica
Drake raided its coasts
Easter Island is a province of it
Where the Bio-Bio flows
Where Viña del Mar is
Its flag is red, white and blue
Where the monkey-puzzle tree grows
Definition
CHILE as a noun:
1. (Chile, Republic of Chile) = a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
2. (chili, chili pepper, chilli, chilly, chile) = very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency