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The state of a man not getting upset (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

montana

'the state' is the definition.
(state of the US)

'a man not getting upset' is the wordplay.
'getting upset' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'man'+'not'='amannot'
'amannot' anagrammed gives 'MONTANA'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for montana that I've seen before include "North-western state bordering Canada" , "American state, capital Helena" , "State N. of Wyoming" , "North-western US state" , "State of NW USA" .)

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