State in a right state (8)
I believe the answer is:
arkansas
'state' is the definition.
(Arkansas is an example)
'a right state' is the wordplay.
'a right' becomes 'ar' (I've seen this in other clues).
'state' becomes 'kansas' (Kansas is an example**).
'ar'+'kansas'='ARKANSAS'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for arkansas that I've seen before include "Confederate state in the American Civil War" , "25th US state" , "used to be a Land of Opportunity" , "Little Rock's state" , "American state, capital Little Rock" .)