State in Connecticut a homeland! (4)
I believe the answer is:
utah
'state' is the definition.
(Utah is an example)
'in connecticut a homeland' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'UTAH' is hidden in the letters of 'connecticut a homeland'.
(Other definitions for utah that I've seen before include "State of last Winter Olympics" , "US state settled by the Mormons" , "State, Mormon settlement" , "American location" , "American state, capital Salt Lake City" .)