Maquoketa's state (4)

I believe the answer is:

iowa

(Other definitions for iowa that I've seen before include "Midwest US state" , "US swing electoral state" , "State of USA" , "'Hawkeye State'" , "part of US" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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