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Change course of attack on Indian State (2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

go about

'change course' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'attack on indian state' is the wordplay.
'attack' becomes 'bout' (eg a bout of flu).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'indian state' becomes 'goa' (Goa is a state of India).
'bout' after 'goa' is 'GO ABOUT'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for go about that I've seen before include "Begin to deal with" , "(Of ship) change course" , "turn at sea" , "Approach" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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