A confused Crimean statesman maybe (8)
I believe the answer is:
american
'statesman maybe' is the definition.
(punny definition - man from the states)
'a confused crimean' is the wordplay.
'confused' is an anagram indicator.
'crimean' anagrammed gives 'merican'.
'a'+'merican'='AMERICAN'
(Other definitions for american that I've seen before include "countryman" , "New York native" , "Generic term for one from the New World" , "he's over the pond" , "US citizen seen in camera" .)