Indian tea-growing state (5)

I believe the answer is:

assam

(Other definitions for assam that I've seen before include "Top quality tea" , "Indian tea-growing area" , "An Indian part" , "Variety of tea" , "Indian tea-growing state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Times.

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