US island state (6)

I believe the answer is:

hawaii

'us island state' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for hawaii that I've seen before include "holiday island" , "State capital is Honolulu" , "USA's 50th state" , "US Pacific island state" , "50th state of the USA" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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