Bridge I lowered in US state (11)

I believe the answer is:

connecticut

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'us state' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bridge i lowered' is the wordplay.
'bridge' becomes 'connect'.
'lowered' becomes 'cut' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'connect'+'i'+'cut'='CONNECTICUT'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for connecticut that I've seen before include "state of the union" , "One of original thirteen US states" , "one of fifty" , "The Nutmeg State" , "America" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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