State: 'I make incision after join (11)
I believe the answer is:
connecticut
'state' is the definition.
(Connecticut is an example)
''i make incision after join' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
''i' could be 'i' and 'i' is located in the answer.
'make' could be 'cut' (cutting is a kind of making) and 'cut' is located in the answer.
'join' could be 'connect' (synonyms) and 'connect' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for connecticut that I've seen before include "one of fifty" , "Yale U. is in this US state" , "State of NE USA" , "state of the union" , "The Nutmeg State" .)