The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MULL
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The straight part
We know that "An island/ponder" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case an island/ponder = mull.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does MULL mean?
MULL noun- A thin, soft muslin.
- Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking.
- A stew of meat, broth, milk, butter, vegetables, and seasonings, thickened with soda crackers.
- The gauze used in bookbinding to adhere a text block to a book's cover.
- An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
- (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
- To powder; to pulverize.
- To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form.
- To heat and spice something, such as wine.
- To join two or more individual windows at mullions.
- To dull or stupefy.
- A promontory.
- A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
- Dirt; rubbish