Southern US states (5)
I believe the answer is:
dixie
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">southern us states</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(nickname for the southern US states)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dixie that I've seen before include "Camp-kettle" , "The Deep South" , "American League?" , "Confederate US states" , "Army cooking pot - the southern states of the USA" .)