American state capital is NY? Hence managing to smuggle drug (8)
I believe the answer is:
cheyenne
'american' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Native American' mean 'cheyenne' so perhaps 'american' could also mean 'cheyenne')
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cheyenne that I've seen before include "US city" , "native language" , "US state capital" , "Native American of Montana or Oklahoma" , "tongue" .)