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Dusty place in Massachusetts? (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

springfield

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'dusty' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in massachusetts?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'in' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'place' is the link.

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(Other definitions for springfield that I've seen before include "US state capital - Dusty" , "The Simpsons' town" , "town of Flanders?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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