Put a hosepipe around part of USA (4)
I believe the answer is:
utah
'usa' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'put a hosepipe around part' is the wordplay.
'part' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'UTAH' can be found hidden inside 'put a hosepipe around'.
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for utah that I've seen before include "US state, capital Salt Lake City" , "A hut for the Mormons, oddly" , "Mormon US state" , "State of western US" , "American state, capital Salt Lake City" .)