"Heart of Dixie" (7)
I believe the answer is:
alabama
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">heart of dixie</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for alabama that I've seen before include "US state, capital Montgomery" , "State of southeastern US" , "US state known as the Heart of Dixie" , "Birmingham area" , "US state in which Birmingham is situated" .)