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Somehow nears a more sensible state (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

saner

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'somehow nears a more sensible state' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'somehow nears' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'nears' with letters rearranged gives 'SANER'.

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(Other definitions for saner that I've seen before include "less as hatter?" , "Less mad" .)

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