State avoiding extremes (5,6)

I believe the answer is:

happy medium

(Other definitions for happy medium that I've seen before include "pleased spiritualist" , "Sensible middle course" , "Sensible middle way" , "Satisfactory compromise" , "satisfied spirited interpreter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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