Delicate question entertained by south-eastern sect in America (9)
I believe the answer is:
squeamish
'delicate' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'question entertained by south-eastern sect in america' is the wordplay.
'question' becomes 'qu' (abbreviation).
'entertained by' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are hosted or entertained).
'south eastern' becomes 'se'.
'sect in america' becomes 'amish' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'qu' placed inside 'se' is 'sque'.
'sque'+'amish'='SQUEAMISH'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for squeamish that I've seen before include "Easily nauseated" , "Queasy" , "Easily shocked by blood and gore" , "Delicate" , "Fastidious and easily disgusted" .)