Davenport locale (4)
I believe the answer is:
iowa
'davenport locale' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for iowa that I've seen before include "American state, capital Des Moines" , "US swing electoral state" , "Central US state" , "Midwest US state" , "US state, three vowels" .)