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Right, Ben, go back and ask first about a state in midwestern USA (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nebraska

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'a state in midwestern usa' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'right ben go back and ask first' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'go back' is a reversal indicator.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'first' becomes 'a' (first letter of the alphabet).
'r'+'ben'='rben'
'rben' back-to-front is 'nebr'.
'nebr'+'ask'+'a'='NEBRASKA'

'about' is the link.

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(Other definitions for nebraska that I've seen before include "American state, capital Lincoln" , "US Great Plains state" , "State of central US" , "US state, capital Lincoln" , "US Midwest state" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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