Key caucus state (4)

I believe the answer is:

iowa

(Other definitions for iowa that I've seen before include "'Hawkeye State'" , "US swing electoral state" , "part of United States" , "Central US state" , "US state, three vowels" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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