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Alcorn __: HBCU in Mississippi (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

state

(Other definitions for state that I've seen before include "A test (anag.)" , "Country; aver" , "Declare: condition" , "Pomp; nation" , "Civil government of a country" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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