Lackey Virginia has permit (5)
I believe the answer is:
valet
'lackey' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'virginia has permit' is the wordplay.
'virginia' becomes 'va' (US state abbreviation).
'has' says to put letters next to each other.
'permit' becomes 'let' ('let' can be a synonym of 'permit').
'va'+'let'='VALET'
(Other definitions for valet that I've seen before include "Personal servant" , "Man's servant" , "Gentleman's attendant" , "Batman" , "Personal male assistant" .)