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Make a declaration in bad taste (5)

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I believe the answer is:

state

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'make a declaration' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'bad taste' is the wordplay.
'bad' indicates anagramming the letters.
'taste' anagrammed gives 'STATE'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for state that I've seen before include "Assert; nation" , "For example, New York or Washington but not Boston or Philadelphia" , "A test (anag.)" , "whole people" , "eg Rhode Island" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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