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Name a single state

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dubai

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

'name a single' is the wordplay.
'name' becomes 'dub' (as in dubbing someone with a particular name).
'single' becomes 'i' (one).
'dub'+'a'+'i'='DUBAI'

(Other definitions for dubai that I've seen before include "Port city of UAE" , "Arab city" , "Persian Gulf state" , "Country" , "Gulf sheikhdom" .)

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