Recently acquired garment somewhere in America (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
new jersey
'somewhere in america' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'recently acquired garment' is the wordplay.
'recently' becomes 'new' (synonyms).
'acquired garment' becomes 'jersey' (jersey is a kind of garment. I am not sure about the 'acquired' bit.).
'new'+'jersey'='NEW JERSEY'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for new jersey that I've seen before include "Newark's state" , "what might be requirement for scruffy tramp" , "Wardrobe extension" , "change of clothing" , "Unused pullover" .)