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Differing in tastes, they may still be united (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

states

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'still be united' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'differing in tastes they' is the wordplay.
'tastes' can be anagrammed to 'STATES'.
However, I am not sure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for states that I've seen before include "Conditions of American administrative units" , "Asserts" , "Proclaims" , "Utters in the American Union" , "Conditions or circumstances" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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