Caribbean state (7)
I believe the answer is:
grenada
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">caribbean state</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(country in the Caribbean)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for grenada that I've seen before include "Island N. of Trinidad" , "Caribbean country, capital St George's" , "Island just north of Trinidad" , "commonwealth state" , "Island state in the West Indies" .)