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U.S. state - or Asian one! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

indiana

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'u s state' is the definition.
'indiana' can be an answer for 'state' (US state). I am not certain of the 'u s' bit.

'asian one' is the wordplay.
'asian' becomes 'Indian ' (India is in Asia).
'one' becomes 'a' (a thing is one thing).
'indian'+'a'='INDIANA'

'or' is the link.

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(Other definitions for indiana that I've seen before include "State between Illinois/Ohio" , "___ Jones, Harrison Ford hero - US state" , "Part of US" , "American state" , "___ Jones, action hero created by George Lucas" .)

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