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State part of article so thoroughly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lesotho

'state' is the definition.
(Lesotho is an African country)

'part of article so thoroughly' is the wordplay.
'part of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'LESOTHO' can be found hidden inside 'article so thoroughly'.

(Other definitions for lesotho that I've seen before include "Trickery" , "Independent kingdom, an enclave of South Africa" , "Southern African country, capital Maseru" , "He loots (anag) -- southern African kingdom" , "African territory" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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