Panhandle state (5)
I believe the answer is:
idaho
'panhandle state' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for idaho that I've seen before include "part of US near Washington" , "O, I had a change in this state" , "My Own Private -- (1991 film)" , "Union member?" , "Rocky Mountain state" .)