Crossword Genius

Protestant marching from mountains in state (9)

Ross

I think it could be either:

orangeman

orangemen
I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'protestant' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'mountains in state' is the wordplay.
'mountains' becomes 'range' (I've seen this before).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'state' becomes 'oman' (Oman is an example**).
'range' placed within 'oman' is 'ORANGEMAN'.

'marching from' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for orangeman that I've seen before include "Religious society member" , "one used to marching?" , "Member of a Protestant Irish society" , "Northern Ireland Protestant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.