US state without a hope's captured (4)

I believe the answer is:

utah

'us state' is the definition.
(state of the USA)

'without a hope's captured' is the wordplay.
'captured' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'UTAH' can be found hidden inside 'without a hopes'.

(Other definitions for utah that I've seen before include "State of the union" , "State founded by Mormon" , "American location" , "Mormons are found here in a hut" , "A hut marks the State" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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