Crossword Genius

Brief experience of rogue state (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

taste

'brief experience' is the definition.
(a taste of something is a brief experience with it)

'rogue state' is the wordplay.
'rogue' indicates an anagram.
'state' is an anagram of 'TASTE'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for taste that I've seen before include "Preference" , "Sample - discrimination" , "Sensation in the mouth caused by food" , "Sense showing refinement" , "Sample the flavour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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