The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TONGA
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More clues leading to the result TONGA
- Some discontent on gallant island nation
- After setback, Aleutians’ leader appreciated capturing Northern islands
- Kensington Gardens, wherein you’ll get natural pain relief
- Silver not seen around kingdom
- Not from the South Georgia archipelago
- Heavyweight finally driving a two-wheeled vehicle
- Two-wheeler parked in Clifton Gardens
- What Roman wore round northern kingdom
- Country welcomed by Washington, Gambia
- Knight wearing Roman garment in the Friendly Islands
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The straight part
We know that "Friendly Islands" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case friendly islands = tonga.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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What does TONGA mean?
TONGA noun- A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage used for transportation in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
- A drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum.