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The Clue
Mid-Pacific island (6 letter answer)
The Answer
TARAWA
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Notes
The answer TARAWA is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
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Definition
TARAWA as a noun:
1. (Tarawa, Bairiki) = national capital of Kiribati
2. (Tarawa, Makin, Tarawa-Makin) = battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting