Coming around to Washington head of state (6)
I believe the answer is:
waking
'coming' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'to washington head of state' is the wordplay.
'to washington' becomes 'wa'.
'head of state' becomes 'king'.
'wa'+'king'='WAKING'
'around' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for waking that I've seen before include "prelude to rising" , "conscious hours" , "getting aroused" , "Emerging from sleep" , "Stirring, coming to life" .)