Stephen King's home state (5)
I believe the answer is:
maine
'stephen king's home state' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for maine that I've seen before include "NE US state" , "Part of America" , "The USA's Pine Tree State" , "North-east American state" , "American state, capital Augusta" .)