Southern US state (9)
There are a few possibilities for this:
tennessee
'southern us state' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for tennessee that I've seen before include "American state, capital Nashville" , "Volunteer State" , "playwright's assumed first name" , "Southern US state" , "Teen sense observed in American state" .)
'southern us state' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for alabama that I've seen before include "US state known as the Heart of Dixie" , "Confederate state during the American Civil War" , "State of southeastern US" , "US state, capital Montgomery" , "American state, capital Montgomery (7)" .)
'southern us state' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for florida that I've seen before include "US south-eastern state" , "US Sunshine State" , "Everglades state" , "the Tallahassee area" , "The Sunshine state, capital Tallahassee" .)