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Wild herb found around Virginia (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

savage

'wild' is the definition.
(I know that wild can be written as savage)

'herb found around virginia' is the wordplay.
'herb' becomes 'sage' (sage is a kind of herb).
'found around' is an insertion indicator.
'virginia' becomes 'va' (US state abbreviation).
'sage' enclosing 'va' is 'SAVAGE'.

(Other definitions for savage that I've seen before include "Barbarian" , "Untamed or undomesticated" , "Menacing, uncivilised" , "Wild and menacing" , "Uncivilised and fierce" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Times and The Sun.
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