SELECT 
  a.country_code, 
  a.code, 
  b.state 
FROM 
  cscart_states as a 
  LEFT JOIN cscart_state_descriptions as b ON b.state_id = a.state_id 
  AND b.lang_code = 'en' 
WHERE 
  a.code = 'NY'

Query time 0.00014

JSON explain

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    },
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          ],
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          "used_key_parts": [
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          ],
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          "ref": [
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          ],
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          ]
        }
      },
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          ],
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          ],
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          "ref": [
            "shoptheindependents_com.a.state_id",
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          ],
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}