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A request received by US city or state (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alaska

'state' is the definition.
(Alaska is an example)

'a request received by us city' is the wordplay.
'request' becomes 'ask' ('ask' can be a synonym of 'request').
'received by' indicates putting letters inside.
'us city' becomes 'la'.
'ask' put inside 'la' is 'laska'.
'a'+'laska'='ALASKA'

'or' is the link.

(Other definitions for alaska that I've seen before include "Most northerly state of America" , "North-western US state" , "Coldest US state" , "Most northerly state of USA" , "Largest US state by area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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