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US state using pink paper for a type of glazed pottery (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

delftware

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'pottery' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'us state using pink paper for a type of glazed' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'us' could be 'ft' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'ft' is found in the answer.
'state' could be 'war' (war is a kind of state) and 'war' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'dele' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for delftware that I've seen before include "Decorative stuff" , "crockery" , "pottery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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