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Bound to open hands in US resort (4,7)

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I believe the answer is:

palm springs

'us resort' is the definition.
(Palm Springs is a resort in California)

'bound to open hands' is the wordplay.
'bound' becomes 'spring' (both can mean to leap).
'to open' is an insertion indicator (some letters open a gap in others).
'hands' becomes 'palms'.
'spring' going within 'palms' is 'PALM SPRINGS'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for palm springs that I've seen before include "California desert resort" , "Californian desert resort" , "desert city" , "Californian city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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