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I believe the answer is:

michigan

(Other definitions for michigan that I've seen before include "US Great Lakes state" , "I'm aching to go to a Great Lake" , "State of Detroit" , "US state and Great Lake" , "American state, capital Lansing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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