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Eccentric mentions a US state (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

minnesota

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

'eccentric mentions a' is the wordplay.
'eccentric' is an anagram indicator.
'mentions' is an anagram of 'minnesot'.
'minnesot'+'a'='MINNESOTA'

(Other definitions for minnesota that I've seen before include "Nominates the strange state" , "Nominates for American state" , "Superior neighbour" , "Wobegon state (Keillor)" , "American state, capital St Paul" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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