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Established state's Romance language (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

provencal

'romance language' is the definition.
(Provencal is an example)

'established state's' is the wordplay.
'established' becomes 'proven' (similar in meaning).
'state' becomes 'cal' (short for California).
'proven'+'cal'='PROVENCAL'

(Other definitions for provencal that I've seen before include "of southern France" , "Language in France" , "dialect" , "French region" , "Of the region in south-eastern France" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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