The First State (8)

I believe the answer is:

delaware

'the first state' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for delaware that I've seen before include "US state and river" , "Atlantic state of the US" , "Second smallest US state" , "state of the east" , "Award eel to US state" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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