The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word TAMIL NADU
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More clues leading to the result TAMIL NADU
- Adult man, I suspect, in a state in India
- Adult, one man’s transformed state
- Development of main adult state
- University east of land I’m at, travelling in Indian state
- State ambiguously 'I’m an adult'
- State Waltzing Matilda is captivating number for all to see
- I’m an adult in a state, in a state
- State furiously: ‘I’m an adult!’
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