The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word JUNEAU
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More clues leading to the result JUNEAU
- A month from Quebec to the Alaskan port
- Thirty days before gold state’s capital
- Roughly-speaking, are you familiar with overseas capital?
- One and a third months in Northern state capital
- Pronounced Jupiter’s companion “place for Alaskans”
- Where some Alaskans are pronounced immortal
- Where some Alaskans are saying Hera's Roman name
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The straight part
We know that "Alaskan port" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case alaskan port = juneau.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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