Cretan disaster stunned state (6)

I believe the answer is:

trance

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'stunned state' is the definition.
'trance' can be an answer for 'state' (trance is a kind of state). I am not certain of the 'stunned' bit.

'cretan disaster' is the wordplay.
'disaster' indicates an anagram.
'cretan' anagrammed gives 'TRANCE'.

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(Other definitions for trance that I've seen before include "Exalted state" , "Sleep-like, half-conscious state" , "Canter into one of these at a seance" , "Sleep-like state perhaps induced by hypnosis" , "Ecstasy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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