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Island nation in Oceania (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kiribati

(Other definitions for kiribati that I've seen before include "island nation" , "8 9 [PACIFIC ISLAND]s" , "Pacific republic" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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