The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EYOT
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More clues leading to the result EYOT
- Where one’s isolated? That’s up to you
- Crew said something at Chiswick in boat race
- Eliot's first play about small island
- Eastern play about small island
- Defy youth at regular intervals in small island
- Model European climbing small island
- Play up after opening of Easter Island
- Feature of river at Chiswick had to be broadcast
- Return plaything to European island
- A glimpse of Alderney — otherworldly island
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The straight part
We know that "small island" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case small island = eyot.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does EYOT mean?
EYOT noun- A little island, especially in a river or lake.