State capital of North Carolina, US (7)

I believe the answer is:

raleigh

(Other definitions for raleigh that I've seen before include "Courtier favourite of Elizabeth I" , "Sir Walter . . . . . . ., potato and tobacco importer" , "English navigator executed for treason in 1618" , "Favourite of Elizabeth I executed for treason" , "Elizabethan courtier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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