Where Americans interrupt drinks for a kiss (5)

I believe the answer is:

texas

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(Other definitions for texas that I've seen before include "Austin's state" , "Second-largest US state by area" , "Southern US state" , "The Lone Star State of George Bush" , "Lone-Star state" .)

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