US state: capital Dover (8)

I believe the answer is:

delaware

(Other definitions for delaware that I've seen before include "This state strangely awed Lear" , "One of the original 13 US states" , "Small E. coast US state" , "The Diamond State, capital Dover" , "Award eel to US state" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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