US state whose capital is Dover (8)

I believe the answer is:

delaware

(Other definitions for delaware that I've seen before include "American state, capital Dover" , "NE US state" , "This state strangely awed Lear" , "US state and river" , "Second smallest US state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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