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Feel war should be replaced, say, in this social system (7,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

welfare state

'this social system' is the definition.
(state-run social systems)

'feel war should be replaced say' is the wordplay.
'should be replaced' is an anagram indicator.
'say' becomes 'state' (synonyms).
'feel'+'war'='feelwar'
'feelwar' anagrammed gives 'welfare'.
'welfare'+'state'='WELFARE STATE'

'in' is the link.

(Another definition for welfare state that I've seen is " free in our country?".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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