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Dominant eastern state (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maine

'state' is the definition.
(US state)

'dominant eastern' is the wordplay.
'dominant' becomes 'main' (I've seen this before).
'eastern' becomes 'e'.
'main'+'e'='MAINE'

(Other definitions for maine that I've seen before include "American state, capital Augusta" , "somewhere in America" , "North-east American state" , "New England state" , "N. US Atlantic state" .)

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