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Around New England state, communist stayed (8)

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I believe the answer is:

remained

'stayed' is the definition.
('remain' can be a synonym of 'stay')

'around new england state communist' is the wordplay.
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'new england state' becomes 'maine' (I've seen this before).
'communist' becomes 'red' (red is a kind of communist).
'maine' inserted inside 'red' is 'REMAINED'.

(Other definitions for remained that I've seen before include "Stayed behind" , "Was left" , "didn't move" , "Stayed put as I meander" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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