WA, CO, or Waco locale (3)

I believe the answer is:

usa

(Other definitions for usa that I've seen before include "American republic" , "Union" , "United States" , "Initially, a great federation" , "Briefly, a great federation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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