The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word MICRONESIA
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MICRONESIA
- End up accepting witches I found in Pacific lands
- Old bags one put in train, turning up somewhere in Pacific
- Nomadic Romanies overwhelming outwardly idyllic archipelago
- Witches and I end up touring Pacific lands
- With time to spare, foolishly romanticise a far-off place
- Scenario unfolding on busy route, somewhere in the north-west Pacific
- Appallingly, I aim to imprison old ladies in Pacific islands
- Small car to tour one’s island, or islands
- End up touring island with witches in part of Oceania
- Nice Maoris relocating to a subregion of Oceania
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The straight part
We know that "part of Oceania" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case part of oceania = micronesia.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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