USA's Buckeye State (4)

I believe the answer is:

ohio

(Other definitions for ohio that I've seen before include "American state, capital Columbus" , "E. central US state" , "State of the union" , "Midwestern US state and river" , "One of the American states" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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