Montgomery is its capital (7)

I believe the answer is:

alabama

(Other definitions for alabama that I've seen before include "US state on the Gulf of Mexico" , "US state in which Birmingham is situated" , "part of US" , "Confederate state during the American Civil War" , "Source of cotton" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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