State bordering Bavaria (6)
I believe the answer is:
saxony
'state bordering bavaria' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for saxony that I've seen before include "German state, once part of East Germany" , "(Historic) state of eastern Germany" , "Invaders originating here" , "somewhere in Germany" , "Fine woollen cloth" .)