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Old area excluding island state (6)

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I believe the answer is:

oregon

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'state' is the definition.
(I know that Oregon is a state)

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(Other definitions for oregon that I've seen before include "Salem is this State's capital" , "Salem's state" , "area of the US" , "Timber" , "No gore seen in this American state" .)

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