US state whose capital is Salem (6)

I believe the answer is:

oregon

(Other definitions for oregon that I've seen before include "American Pacific state" , "No gore seen in this American state" , "Salem is this State's capital" , "Portland's state" , "State near Washington" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Mirror.

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