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Region excluding islands (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mainland

(Other definitions for mainland that I've seen before include "Part of territory excluding offshore islands" , "Country or continent, as distinguished from an island" , "Principal part of a country, not an island" , "A country's principal as opposed to its islands" , "A country excluding its adjacent islands" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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