Crossword Genius

State when full individual is in altered state by early closing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

satiety

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'state' is the definition.
(satiety is a kind of state)

'full individual is in altered state by early closing' is the wordplay.
'full individual' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral for one. I am not sure about the 'full' bit.).
'is in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'altered' is an anagram indicator.
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'closing' suggests the final letters (the letter which ends or closes the word).
The last letter of 'early' is 'y'.
'state' anagrammed gives 'satet'.
'i' inserted into 'satet' is 'satiet'.
'satiet'+'y'='SATIETY'

'when' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for satiety that I've seen before include "stuffed" , "Having enough" , "Feeling of fullness" , "Boredom" , "Full state" .)

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