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State of Carolina if reformed (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

california

'state' is the definition.
(I know that California is a American state)

'carolina if reformed' is the wordplay.
'reformed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'carolina'+'if'='carolinaif'
'carolinaif' anagrammed gives 'CALIFORNIA'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for california that I've seen before include "US state" , "The Golden State" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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