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Gather in a New England state, briefly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amass

'gather in' is the definition.

'a new england state briefly' is the wordplay.
'new england state briefly' becomes 'mass' (abbreviation for Massachusetts; 'briefly' asks for an abbreviation).
'a'+'mass'='AMASS'

(Other definitions for amass that I've seen before include "Collect or gather" , "Gather together, pile up" , "Sodium chloride" , "Collect, hoard" , "Accrue, heap up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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