Home of the only active diamond mine in the U.S (8)

I believe the answer is:

arkansas

(Other definitions for arkansas that I've seen before include "State of S. central US" , "American state, capital Little Rock" , "River joining Mississippi" , "25th US state" , "American river and state" .)

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

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