US state; capital Des Moines (4)

I believe the answer is:

iowa

(Other definitions for iowa that I've seen before include "'Hawkeye State'" , "part of US" , "American state, capital Des Moines" , "State of USA" , "US state, three vowels" .)

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

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