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State of India, with support for facial hair (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

goatee

'for facial hair' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'state of india with support' is the wordplay.
'state of india' becomes 'goa' (I've seen this before).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'support' becomes 'tee' (tee is a kind of support).
'goa'+'tee'='GOATEE'

(Other definitions for goatee that I've seen before include "Tuft on the chin" , "Kind of beard" , "Type of beard" , "growth" , "A short pointed beard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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