US state whose capital is Des Moines (4)

I believe the answer is:

iowa

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

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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