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This form of state aid can be rather remote (2,1,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

at a distance

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'rather remote' is the definition.
'at a distance' can be an answer for 'remote' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'rather' bit.

'this form of state aid can' is the wordplay.
'this form of' indicates anagramming the letters (the letters need to be in another 'form').
'state'+'aid'+'can'='stateaidcan'
'stateaidcan' is an anagram of 'AT A DISTANCE'.

'be' acts as a link.

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