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State broadcasts to be reviewed, Yard admitted (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

syria

'state' is the definition.
(Syria is an example)

'broadcasts to be reviewed yard admitted' is the wordplay.
'broadcasts' becomes 'airs' ('air' can be a synonym of 'broadcast').
'to be reviewed' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'yard' becomes 'y' (abbreviation).
'admitted' is an insertion indicator.
'airs' in reverse letter order is 'sria'.
'sria' enclosing 'y' is 'SYRIA'.

(Other definitions for syria that I've seen before include "Country bordering Israel" , "In Mediterranean area" , "Antioch once its capital" , "Good judgement, knowledge" , "Damascus is its capital city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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