The state capital of North Carolina (7)

I believe the answer is:

raleigh

(Other definitions for raleigh that I've seen before include "Favourite of Elizabeth I executed for treason" , "Tudor courtier" , "Elizabethan explorer" , "English navigator executed for treason in 1618" , "navigator and author" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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