The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NAURU
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result NAURU
- Island not displaying any aquarium oddly
- Island vessel about to be filled with gold
- Island nation never accepted ultimatum, riling union leaders
- Leading authority losing capital after backing an island nation
- Gold in vase turned up in Pacific Island
- Run around collecting gold somewhere near Hawaii
- Vessel returns, carrying gold for island country
- Small country where a spiritual teacher shaves head after meditation, finally
- North American university game and state
- Beginning to near Australia, unfortunate refugees upset to be incarcerated here
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The straight part
We know that "Beginning to near Australia, unfortunate refugees upset to be incarcerated here" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case beginning to near australia, unfortunate refugees upset to be incarcerated here = nauru.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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