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Island job for rural vet, some say (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

curacao

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(Other definitions for curacao that I've seen before include "drink" , "Spirit" , "Island in the Dutch Antilles" , "Orange-flavoured liqueur" , "Liqueur flavoured with bitter orange peel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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