Carson City is the capital (6)

I believe the answer is:

nevada

'carson city is the capital' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for nevada that I've seen before include "US state, capital Carson City" , "See 14" , "The Silver State" , "US desert state" , "American state, capital Carson City" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Simplex) and The Irish Times.

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