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Stupor in Goa, perhaps (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trance

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'stupor' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'goa perhaps' is the wordplay.
'goa' becomes 'tr' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'perhaps' becomes 'ance' (I've seen this in other clues).
'tr'+'ance'='TRANCE'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for trance that I've seen before include "Ecstasy" , "state of shock" , "Sleep-like state experienced in canter" , "Deep sleeplike state" , "Catalepsy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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