The "Show Me" State (8)

I believe the answer is:

missouri

'the show me state' is the definition.
('Missouri' can be a synonym of 'show me state')

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for missouri that I've seen before include "American state's" , "River nicknamed Big Muddy" , "24th American state to join the Union, 1821" , "State of central US" , "State of central USA" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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