The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CUBA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
C
U
B
A
More clues leading to the result CUBA
- Youngster going to a Caribbean republic
- Youngster brought to a Caribbean island
- Baby on a large island
- Young animal found near area in country
- Modernist painter is tense getting off a Caribbean island
- He leaves Trojan woman in island
- Trainee meets one in the country
- Island producing copper and barium
- Country team without left back at No. 2?
- New recruit to a country
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The straight part
We know that "Caribbean island" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case caribbean island = cuba.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.