The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word AUSTRALIA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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S
T
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A
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A
More clues leading to the result AUSTRALIA
- One country or another welcoming almost everyone
- Last aria Rameau finally composed for land down under
- Uluru’s place: rock as a ritual
- A lake in one nation – or another?
- A lake in European country – or one far away
- The Commonwealth: it could hardly be more distant from Britain
- Film of Capone in European country
- Part of the Alps which surrounds a Latin country
- Strange rituals held by motoring organisation in country
- Strange rituals found in more than one advanced country
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The straight part
We know that "this one has six states" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case this one has six states = australia.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.