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Teens seen running wild in US state (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tennessee

'us state' is the definition.
(state of the USA)

'teens seen running wild' is the wordplay.
'running wild' is an anagram indicator.
'teens'+'seen'='teensseen'
'teensseen' is an anagram of 'TENNESSEE'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tennessee that I've seen before include "Memphis's state" , "Nashville's state" , "Volunteer State" , "16th US state" , "Williams, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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