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Will Australia win FIFA semi finals in part of Hawaii? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lanai

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'part of hawaii?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'will australia win fifa semi finals' is the wordplay.
'finals' indicates one should take the final letters (I've seen 'final' mean this).
The last letters of 'will australia win fifa semi' are 'LANAI'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for lanai that I've seen before include "Hawaiian veranda" , "Hawaiian living area" , "Place where Hawaiians live" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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