State, country (6)
I believe the answer is:
nation
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'state' is the first definition.
(I know that state can be written as nation)
'country' is the second definition.
(I know that country can be written as nation)
(Other definitions for nation that I've seen before include "American Indian people" , "Body of people under one government" , "Body of people united by their homeland" , "Body of people under a single government" , "A federation of tribes, as Native Americans say" .)