TN, USA (9)

I believe the answer is:

tennessee

(Other definitions for tennessee that I've seen before include "Southern US state" , "Name of US dramatist" , "State of south-east US" , "American state, capital Nashville" , "Nashville's state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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