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Declare the taste to be novel (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

state

'declare' is the definition.
(I know that state is a type of advise)

'taste to be novel' is the wordplay.
'to be novel' indicates an anagram (letters in a new or novel order).
'taste' is an anagram of 'STATE'.

'the' is the link.

(Other definitions for state that I've seen before include "Pomp; nation" , "Condition; nation" , "Georgia < or Virginia" , "Condition of country." , "Speak" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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