Create template sensor to combine multiple entities

Configuration
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front_door_status:
  friendly_name: "Front Door Status"
  value_template: >-
    {% if is_state('binary_sensor.wyzesense_frontdoor', 'off') and not is_state('lock.frontdoor', 'unlocked') %}
      Locked
    {% elif is_state('binary_sensor.wyzesense_frontdoor', 'on') and not is_state('lock.frontdoor', 'locked') %}
      Open
    {% elif is_state('binary_sensor.wyzesense_frontdoor', 'off') and not is_state('lock.frontdoor', 'locked') %}
      Unlocked
    {% else %}
      Unknown
    {% endif %}

Id go with something like this.

Mine is way over complicated as well…

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