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I believe the answer is:

florida

(Other definitions for florida that I've seen before include "American state, capital Tallahassee" , "Southern US state" , "Everglades state" , "bordering Alabama and Georgia" , "the Tallahassee area" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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