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Turn hat, worn in state (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

utah

'state' is the definition.
(Utah is a US state)

'turn hat worn in' is the wordplay.
'turn' becomes 'u' (a 'U-turn' is a kind of turn).
'worn' is an anagram indicator (worn can mean damaged).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'hat' is an anagram of 'tah'.
'u' going into 'tah' is 'UTAH'.

(Other definitions for utah that I've seen before include "America's Mormon state" , "Bryce Canyon US state" , "State founded by Mormon" , "State, Mormon settlement" , "Brigham Young state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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