The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MAJORCA
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More clues leading to the result MAJORCA
- Whale led by pack round island
- Island where big cat docked
- Island’s chief accountant
- Opening sequence of movie: ocean killer eats leading character from Amity Island
- Island‘s chief accountant
- Island’s officer getting about
- Ex PM, chap’s regularly seen in a Mediterranean resort
- Island of great importance next to California
- Army officer at US state and Spanish island
- Island where sweet thing faces giant of the ocean
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The straight part
We know that "Mediterranean resort" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mediterranean resort = majorca.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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