The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word IRISHMAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result IRISHMAN
- National flag followed by hard crew
- Dubliner possibly misusing his main river at first
- Girl meets hunk, ditching second guy from Cork?
- National flag Ms Cusack raised before dumping one?
- For instance, Shaw creating non-U flower person
- Islander‘s at home, nursing his arm that’s broken
- Bono perhaps represents royalty in republic
- Joyce, perhaps, is introduced to queen in ME country
- Pat his arm in coming together
- Girl's husband — he is from Limerick
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The straight part
We know that "island native" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case island native = irishman.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.