The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SOMALIA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SOMALIA
- Fly endlessly around African country — and another one?
- So, an African country, a nation of Africa
- Boxer in book about African country
- State‘s contribution to ransom, a liability
- African country upset, prophet rejected
- Like that country, a nation in Africa
- Thus article is about one African country or another
- . Country in very eastern edge of Africa
- Resolved anomalies before leaving the northeast part of 15 Ac.
- A few have another name, tails clipped in the country
Buddy explains!
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 = somalia.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.