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State “I do”, securing a husband (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idaho

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

'i do securing a husband' is the wordplay.
'securing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'husband' becomes 'h'.
'a'+'h'='ah'
'do' enclosing 'ah' is 'daho'.
'i'+'daho'='IDAHO'

(Other definitions for idaho that I've seen before include "US location" , "US state E. of Oregon" , "NW state of USA" , "US state bordering Canada" , "part of US near Washington" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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