The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word WAIKIKI
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More clues leading to the result WAIKIKI
- Site with changing facility for surfers straddling a one kilometre beach
- With first-rate singing partner of Elton in Honolulu beach resort
- Almost cry about topless lout appearing twice in beach resort
- What for important boat loading place is said to be a beach resort
- Sweatin’ regularly, half-kilo repeatedly shed somewhere in Pacific
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The straight part
We know that "a beach resort" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a beach resort = waikiki.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.