Las Vegas' state (6)

I believe the answer is:

nevada

(Other definitions for nevada that I've seen before include "American state, capital Carson City" , "part of US" , "Sagebrush State" , "South-west US state" , "The Silver State" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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