Match in Georgia, then Maine (4)
I believe the answer is:
game
'match' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'georgia then maine' is the wordplay.
'georgia' becomes 'ga'.
'then' says to put letters next to each other.
'maine' becomes 'me'.
'ga'+'me'='GAME'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for game that I've seen before include "have a flutter" , "Willing; plucky" , "eg Badminton" , "Hunted animals or birds" , "brag, maybe" .)