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Unruly hordes in the Mediterranean (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rhodes

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'the mediterranean' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'unruly hordes' is the wordplay.
'unruly' is an anagram indicator.
'hordes' anagrammed gives 'RHODES'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for rhodes that I've seen before include "Greek island - British-born South African statesman" , "Greek island, ten miles off the Turkish coast" , "Aegean island" , "Colonial businessman" , "Largest island of the Dodecanese" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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