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Teens seen running in a state (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tennessee

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

'teens seen running' is the wordplay.
'running' is an anagram indicator (the letters run around to different places).
'teens'+'seen'='teensseen'
'teensseen' anagrammed gives 'TENNESSEE'.

'in a' is the link.

(Other definitions for tennessee that I've seen before include "Name of US dramatist" , "playwright's assumed first name" , "Nashville's state" , "Volunteer State" , "... Williams, and southeastern US state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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