Imposing, a state capital (7)
I believe the answer is:
augusta
'state capital' is the definition.
(Augusta is an example)
'imposing a' is the wordplay.
'imposing' becomes 'august' (I've seen this before).
'august'+'a'='AUGUSTA'
(Other definitions for augusta that I've seen before include "US city" , "Girl - state capital" , "Lady Bracknell" , "US state capital - girl's name" , "Algernon's aunt (Importance of Being Earnest)" .)