Midwestern state (8)
I believe the answer is:
michigan
'midwestern state' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for michigan that I've seen before include "I'm aching to go out the US state" , "American state, capital Lansing" , "Lake by which Chicago stands" , "US Great Lakes state" , "State of Detroit" .)