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State makes country not available (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

indiana

'state' is the definition.
(US state)

'country not available' is the wordplay.
'country' becomes 'india' (India is an example).
'not available' becomes 'na' (abbreviation for not available).
'india'+'na'='INDIANA'

'makes' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for indiana that I've seen before include "The Hoosier State" , "Vice President Pence's state" , "--- Jones, Harrison Ford film character" , "US Midwest state" , "Part of US" .)

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