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Fresh when we land, I being in a state of collapse (3-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

new-laid

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'in a state of collapse' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'fresh when we land i' is the wordplay.
'we land i' can be anagrammed to 'NEW-LAID'.
But, I am unsure how the anagram is indicated.

'being' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for new-laid that I've seen is " Fresh (of eggs)".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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