Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the ___" Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. North American republic containing 50 states – 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
2. the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BRUCE (noun)
1. king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)
2. Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
BORN (adjective)
1. being talented through inherited qualities
2. brought into existence
BORN (noun)
1. British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)

Hint 3: Anagram

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14. Give a finer edge to

15. Clevelands state

16. Mixed ___ (conflicted feelings)

18. 1980s rock band from Los Angeles featuring Axl Rose (3 wds.)

20. "___ Beso" (Paul Anka song that translates to "That Kiss")

21. "Boston ___" (James Spader TV series spun off from "The Practice")

25. Government group concerned with pollution (Abbr.)

27. 1980s rock band from Los Angeles featuring James Hetfield

31. Gas additive brand

32. Cleaning cloth

33. Animal logo on a Dodge truck

34. 1980s rock band from Los Angeles featuring Kevin DuBrow (2 wds.)

38. Blistex target

39. M. Night Shyamalan film with crop circles and aliens

40. Ad ___ committee

42. 1980s rock band from Los Angeles featuring Vince Neil (2 wds.)

48. "Jeopardy!," for one (2 wds.)

51. Selectively remove

52. We try harder car rental chain

54. Plays for a sucker

55. Skid Row lead singer Sebastian

56. TV room

57. 'Better Call Saul' actress Seehorn

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3. Common classroom pet (2 wds.)

4. Bright finish

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6. Shooting range purchase

7. Twosomes

8. Sculptor's tool

9. Friend of Piglet and Eeyore

10. Singer Wilson of the band Heart

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17. NPR's "Wait Wait ... Don't ___ Me!"

19. ___ de plume (pen name)

22. "Little Big Town" hit song that won two 2015 CMA Awards (2 wds.)

23. Purple berry in many a smoothie

24. Desktop light

25. Law firm letterhead abbreviations

26. Spittoon user's sound

28. Turn left instead of right say

29. Mai ___ (umbrella drink)

30. Before now

35. Catch in a web

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37. "Love ___ neighbor..."

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43. Heavy landing sound

44. Come in last

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46. Title beekeeper played by Peter Fonda

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48. Yak

49. Selma director DuVernay

50. ___ drop (gesture made by Barack Obama at his final White House Correspondents' Dinner)

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