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Corrupt banks earn from American state (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nebraskan

'from american state' is the definition.
(from Nebraska)

'corrupt banks earn' is the wordplay.
'corrupt' indicates anagramming the letters.
'banks'+'earn'='banksearn'
'banksearn' is an anagram of 'NEBRASKAN'.

(Other definitions for nebraskan that I've seen before include "Statesman" , "One from Omaha" , "Lincoln resident?" , "inhabitant of Lincoln, possibly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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