Deputy leader in a state abroad? (8)
I believe the answer is:
tanaiste
'deputy leader' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'in a state abroad?' is the wordplay.
'abroad?' indicates an anagram (letters move around or go abroad).
'in'+'a'+'state'='inastate'
'inastate' anagrammed gives 'TANAISTE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tanaiste that I've seen before include "Second-in-command in Irish government" , "Deputy head of Irish government" , "Taoiseach's second-in-command" , "Taoiseach's next-in-command" .)