Part of New England (5)
I believe the answer is:
maine
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">part of new england</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(state in the New England region)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for maine that I've seen before include "US state, capital Augusta (5)" , "NE US state" , "American state, capital Augusta" , "New England state" , "North-easterly US state" .)