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Verify a dry zone in Georgia (6)

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attest

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'verify' is the definition.
(I know that attest is a type of verify)

'a dry zone in georgia' is the wordplay.
'a dry' becomes 'att' (I've seen this in other clues).
'zone in georgia' becomes 'est' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'att'+'est'='ATTEST'

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(Other definitions for attest that I've seen before include "Certify or bear witness" , "Provide firm evidence" , "Demonstrate" , "Bear witness, declare to be true" , "Give proof" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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