Beehive State (4)
I believe the answer is:
utah
'beehive state' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for utah that I've seen before include "In USA, it's the Mormon state" , "America's Mormon state" , "US state N. of Arizona" , "A hut marks the State" , "American state associated with Mormons and their faith" .)