The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word GOA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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A
More clues leading to the result GOA
- Odd parts of global state
- State purpose briefly
- State purpose falling short
- Leave American Indian territory
- Travel to a part of India
- State proposal that’s acceptable to audience
- Home of some Indians in Georgia or Alabama, originally
- Travel agent’s first choice in India?
- Energetic figure discussed part of India
- Indian state has ball in net, offside
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The straight part
We know that "state" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case state = goa.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.