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Has torn about in a rage, prematurely ending state of bliss? (7-2)

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I believe the answer is:

shangri-la

'state of bliss?' is the definition.

'has torn about in a rage prematurely ending' is the wordplay.
'torn' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'in a rage' becomes 'angrily'.
'prematurely ending' means to remove the last letter.
'has' anagrammed gives 'sha'.
'angrily' with its final letter taken away is 'angril'.
'sha' enclosing 'angril' is 'SHANGRI-LA'.

(Other definitions for shangri-la that I've seen before include "ideal place to live" , "Imaginary paradise on earth" , "Fictional paradise on earth" , "Tibetan paradise created by James Hilton in novel 'Lost Horizon'" , "Paradise on earth, Eden" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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