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Sovereign states dealing with charity (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

realms

'sovereign states' is the definition.
(realm can mean a country)

'dealing with charity' is the wordplay.
'dealing with' becomes 're' (regarding).
'charity' becomes 'alms' (alms is a kind of charity).
're'+'alms'='REALMS'

(Other definitions for realms that I've seen before include "regions" , "Domains ruled by king or queen" , "areas of interest" , "Domains - provinces" , "Fields of activity or interest - sound monarchical" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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