New England state (5)

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">new england state</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for maine that I've seen before include "US state, capital Augusta (5)" , "Part of America" , "state of USA" , "The USA's Pine Tree State" , "North-easterly US state" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">new england state</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for massachusetts that I've seen before include "Bay State" , "New England state" , "Harvard's state" , "US state, capital Boston" , "A NE US state" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">new england state</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for rhode island that I've seen before include "Part of America" , "Smallest US state" , "Smallest state of the USA" , "One of the original 13 US states" , "The Ocean State, capital Providence" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">new england state</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for vermont that I've seen before include "US state, named for the Green Mountains" , "New England state, capital Montpelier" , "The Green Mountain state" .)