Home help going around in a state (5)
I believe the answer is:
india
'a state' is the definition.
(India is an example)
'home help going around' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'in' (to be in is to be (at) home).
'help' becomes 'aid' (synonyms).
'going around' is a reversal indicator.
'aid' written backwards gives 'dia'.
'in'+'dia'='INDIA'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for india that I've seen before include "Bollywood's country" , "Eastern country" , "Large Asian republic" , "(Part of) subcontinent" , "Major sub-continent of Asia" .)