A state's hoard (5)

I believe the answer is:

amass

'hoard' is the definition.
('amass' can be a synonym of 'hoard')

'a state's' is the wordplay.
'state' becomes 'mass' (abbreviation for Massachusetts**).
'a'+'mass'='AMASS'

(Other definitions for amass that I've seen before include "Gathers" , "Gather in great quantity" , "Sodium chloride" , "Collect, hoard" , "store" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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