State capital once home to Herman Melville (6)

I believe the answer is:

albany

(Other definitions for albany that I've seen before include "duke" , "American capital" , "Capital city of New York state" , "US state capital" , "Husband of Goneril (Lear)" .)

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

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