West Virginia neighbor (4)

I believe the answer is:

ohio

'west virginia neighbor' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for ohio that I've seen before include "American state, capital Columbus" , "US state, joined in 1803" , "US state, capital Columbus" , "American region" , "State of east central US" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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