Islanders can rest in resort (7)

I believe the answer is:

cretans

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'islanders' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'can rest in resort' is the wordplay.
'in resort' is an anagram indicator (the letters are re-sorted).
'can'+'rest'='canrest'
'canrest' with letters rearranged gives 'CRETANS'.

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(Another definition for cretans that I've seen is " These islanders".)

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