Embodied On The Road perhaps, beat's half-smashed in Nebraska (9)
I believe the answer is:
incarnate
'embodied' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'on the road perhaps beat's half-smashed in nebraska' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'on' could be 'at' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'at' is found within the answer.
'in' is found in the answer.
'nebraska' could be 'ne' and 'ne' is located in the remaining letters.
The remaining letters 'car' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for incarnate that I've seen before include "Made real" , "in ultimate condition" , "Embodied in flesh like a spirit or devil" , "Embodied in human form" , "Represented in bodily form" .)