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The Clue

Pacific island group (8 letter answer)

The Answer

MARIANAS

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Notes

The answer MARIANAS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.

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Definition

MARIANAS as a noun:

1. (Mariana Islands, Marianas, Ladrone Islands) = a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521