Repulsive state's government policies welcomed by America (8)
I believe the answer is:
ugliness
'repulsive state's government policies welcomed by america' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'government policies welcomed by america' is the wordplay.
'government' becomes 'g'.
'policies' becomes 'lines' (as in a party line, a political policy or view).
'welcomed by' indicates putting letters inside (I've seen this in other clues).
'america' becomes 'us' (abbreviation for the United States).
'g'+'lines'='glines'
'glines' placed into 'us' is 'UGLINESS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ugliness that I've seen before include "Repulsive appearance" , "Unsightly quality" , "Characteristic of a duckling" , "Unsightly appearance" , "Quality that gives no pleasure to the senses" .)