Note hesitation around a part of America (4)
I believe the answer is:
guam
'america' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'note hesitation around a' is the wordplay.
'note' becomes 'g' (musical note).
'hesitation' becomes 'um' (sound made when hesitating).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'um' placed around 'a' is 'uam'.
'g'+'uam'='GUAM'
'part of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for guam that I've seen before include "NW Pacific island with large US base" , "Island in the West Pacific" , "Largest of the Mariana Islands" , "US island east of the Philippines" , "US unincorporated territory in the western Pacific" .)