The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HAITI
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result HAITI
- Island nation — it is secured by endless locks
- Some island seized by Henry I
- Country dacha: it impresses on the inside
- Asian's heading to the Far East, heart of big country
- Thai rebuilt capital in independent country
- State of hanky panky in short ground-breaking musical
- With temperature having dropped, resort of Tahiti remains a humid place
- Strike Iraqi leader surrounding a country
- Regularly cut wheat in this country
- Small island gatecrashes greeting for part of large island
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "part of large island (Hispaniola)" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case part of large island (hispaniola) = haiti.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.