Awe-inspiring, a US city (7)
I believe the answer is:
augusta
'us city' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for augusta that I've seen before include "Female name; capital of state of Maine" , "US state capital - girl's name" , "Lady Bracknell" , "US city" , "22 [MAINE] 's capital" .)