Headless bear in collapsed state (4)

I believe the answer is:

ruin

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'collapsed state' is the definition.
'ruin' can be an answer for 'state' (ruin is a kind of state). I am not sure about the 'collapsed' bit.

'headless bear' is the wordplay.
'headless' means to remove the first letter.
'bear' becomes 'bruin' (term for a bear in children's stories).
'bruin' with its initial letter taken away is 'RUIN'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ruin that I've seen before include "state of collapse" , "fall" , "Building remains" , "Irreparably damage" , "State of devastation and destruction" .)

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

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