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China has state in commotion (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

palaver

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

'china has state' is the wordplay.
'china' becomes 'pal' (I've seen this before).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'state' becomes 'aver' (both can mean to declare).
'pal'+'aver'='PALAVER'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for palaver that I've seen before include "Song-and-dance" , "'Flattery, empty talk (7)'" , "Powwow - a lot of fuss" , "tedious bureaucracy" , "Rigmarole" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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