People of the Southwest

I believe the answer is:

apache

(Other definitions for apache that I've seen before include "Parisian ruffian - Indian" , "Street ruffian" , "nickname of US State" , "A native N. American people" , "American Indian once found in Paris" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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