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An Italian in a right state! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roman

'an italian' is the definition.
(Roman is an example)

'a right state' is the wordplay.
'a right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'state' becomes 'oman' (Oman is an example**).
'r'+'oman'='ROMAN'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for roman that I've seen before include "Audrey Hepburn film (time off in Italy)" , "Manor (anag.)" , "eg Brutus" , "Caesar among others" , "A novel" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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