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Dean moved around Virginia and another US state (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nevada

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

'dean moved around virginia' is the wordplay.
'moved' is an anagram indicator.
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'virginia' becomes 'va' (US state abbreviation).
'dean' with letters rearranged gives 'neda'.
'neda' placed around 'va' is 'NEVADA'.

'and another' is the link.

(Other definitions for nevada that I've seen before include "American state, capital Carson City" , "State of western USA" , "US state, capital Carson City" , "The Silver State" , "Sagebrush State" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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