Volunteer State (9)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">volunteer state</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tennessee that I've seen before include "Williams, say" , "Teen sense observed in American state" , "State of south-east US" , "Name of US dramatist" , "Volunteer State" .)
(Another definition for knoxville that I've seen is " US city".)