US state whose capital is Denver (8)

I believe the answer is:

colorado

(Other definitions for colorado that I've seen before include "River running through the Grand Canyon in Arizona" , "in America?" , "US state has a strangely cool road" , "US state, W. of Kansas" , "American state, capital Denver" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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