American ___ (U.S. Pacific territory) (5)

I believe the answer is:

samoa

(Other definitions for samoa that I've seen before include "Group of islands in the South Pacific" , "Polynesian island group" , "Pacific islands state" , "South Pacific island nation" , "Commonwealth country in the Pacific, capital Apia" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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