The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MINORCA
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MINORCA
- A thousand whales seen around popular island
- Portion of cumin or Cajun-style chicken
- Endless acrimony with development for island
- Young accountant’s holiday spot
- Little time on Whale Island
- Talkative bird swallows whale on Mediterranean isle
- Not entirely in my possession, giant island
- Male marine predator circling popular Mediterranean island
- One of 16, more or less, in island
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