Southern US state (9)
There are a few possibilities for this:
tennessee
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">southern us state</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tennessee that I've seen before include "American state, capital Nashville" , "Volunteer State" , "playwright's assumed first name" , "Southern US state" , "Teen sense observed in American state" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">southern us state</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for alabama that I've seen before include "US state known as the Heart of Dixie" , "Confederate state during the American Civil War" , "State of southeastern US" , "US state, capital Montgomery" , "American state, capital Montgomery (7)" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">southern us state</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for florida that I've seen before include "US south-eastern state" , "US Sunshine State" , "Everglades state" , "the Tallahassee area" , "The Sunshine state, capital Tallahassee" .)