Enquire inside in the manner of French state (6)
I believe the answer is:
alaska
'french state' is the definition.
'alaska' can be an answer for 'state' (Alaska is a US state). I am not certain of the 'french' bit.
'enquire inside in the manner of' is the wordplay.
'enquire' becomes 'ask' (to enquire is to ask or question).
'inside' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'in the manner of' becomes 'a la' ('a la' means 'in the manner of', as in 'a la mode').
'ask' going into 'ala' is 'ALASKA'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for alaska that I've seen before include "Anchorage location" , "Sarah Palin's home state" , "Forty-ninth US state" , "cold place" , "Largest state of the USA" .)