___ New Guinea (5)
I believe the answer is:
papua
'new guinea' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for papua that I've seen before include "... New Guinea, Oceanic state" , "-- New Guinea, country of Oceania" , "Gulf of _____, an inlet of the Coral Sea" , "Part of New Guinea" , "- New Guinea, country N. of Australia" .)