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State phrase when I'm requiring translation (3,9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

new hampshire

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

'phrase when i'm requiring translation' is the wordplay.
'requiring translation' indicates an anagram.
'phrase'+'when'+'im'='phrasewhenim'
'phrasewhenim' anagrammed gives 'NEW HAMPSHIRE'.

(Other definitions for new hampshire that I've seen before include "Part of America" , "State of New England" , "A NE US state" , "Northeast US state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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