Indian gorilla deprived of water (3)

I believe the answer is:

goa

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(Other definitions for goa that I've seen before include "Region of India" , "West coast Indian state" , "part of subcontinent" , "Former Portuguese colony on India's west coast" , "Indian port" .)

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