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Repulsive state's government policies welcomed by America (8)

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ugliness

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'repulsive state's government policies welcomed by america' is the definition.
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'government policies welcomed by america' is the wordplay.
'government' becomes 'g'.
'policies' becomes 'lines' (as in a party line, a political policy or view).
'welcomed by' indicates putting letters inside (I've seen this in other clues).
'america' becomes 'us' (abbreviation for the United States).
'g'+'lines'='glines'
'glines' placed into 'us' is 'UGLINESS'.

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(Other definitions for ugliness that I've seen before include "Repulsive appearance" , "Unsightly quality" , "Characteristic of a duckling" , "Unsightly appearance" , "Quality that gives no pleasure to the senses" .)

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