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React strangely round north in sleepy state (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trance

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'sleepy state' is the definition.
'trance' can be an answer for 'state' (trance is a kind of state). I am not certain of the 'sleepy' bit.

'react strangely round north' is the wordplay.
'strangely' indicates anagramming the letters.
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'north' becomes 'N' (abbreviation).
'react' anagrammed gives 'trace'.
'trace' enclosing 'n' is 'TRANCE'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for trance that I've seen before include "state of shock" , "Catalepsy" , "Canter into state of hypnosis" , "Mental state of a medium during a 19 across?" , "Canter into one of these at a seance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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