River from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Illinois (4)

I believe the answer is:

ohio

(Other definitions for ohio that I've seen before include "Midwest US state" , "US state, capital Columbus" , "State of the union" , "American region" , "US state, joined in 1803" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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