New Englander (6)
I believe the answer is:
yankee
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">new englander</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for yankee that I've seen before include "Northern soldier in the American Civil War" , "N. American" , "A Connecticut - in King Arthur's Court (Twain)" , "Y in communications" , "One feeling sharp tug" .)