Benefit from Virginia getting into trouble (5)
I believe the answer is:
avail
'benefit from' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'virginia getting into trouble' is the wordplay.
'virginia' becomes 'va' (US state abbreviation).
'getting into' is an insertion indicator.
'trouble' becomes 'ail' (synonyms).
'va' put into 'ail' is 'AVAIL'.
(Other definitions for avail that I've seen before include "Help, benefit" , "See 3" , "Provide help; profit" , "Medal (informal)" , "Use to one's advantage" .)