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Oddly, Maine's not an American state! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

minnesota

'an american state' is the definition.
(Minnesota is an example)

'oddly maine's not' is the wordplay.
'oddly' is an anagram indicator.
'maines'+'not'='mainesnot'
'mainesnot' with letters rearranged gives 'MINNESOTA'.

(Other definitions for minnesota that I've seen before include "Superior neighbour" , "Wobegon state (Keillor)" , "source of iron ore" , "North Star State" , "US state, capital St Paul" .)

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