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State of a girl in America (8)

Ross

I think it could be either:

virginia

carolina

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(Other definitions for carolina that I've seen before include "North or South, it's a state" , "former colony" , "It's north and south in southern US" , "A clarion call for American state" , "North and South US states" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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