The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SHANGRI
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More clues leading to the result SHANGRI
- Has torn about in a rage, prematurely ending state of bliss?
- Paradise has crumbled, with wrath endlessly intruding
- Girl has an unusual idea of earthly paradise
- Linger in Ceylon mostly — a paradise
- Mum, resentfully, snubbed leadership of Anthony Eden
- Sharing out half of territory in Hilton paradise
- Girl has an untidy place that’s idyllic
- To linger in exotic lairs is paradise
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The straight part
We know that "state of bliss" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case state of bliss = shangri.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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