US state; capital Phoenix (7)

I believe the answer is:

arizona

(Other definitions for arizona that I've seen before include "State in south-west US" , "US state containing the Grand Canyon" , "State of SW US" , "State of south-western US" , "State of southern US" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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