State miss "succeeded” — and recorded hit (10,5)
I believe the answer is:
california girls
'recorded hit' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'state miss succeeded' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'state' could be 'california' (California is an example) and 'california' is present in the answer.
'miss' could be 'girl' (synonyms) and 'girl' is found in the answer.
'succeeded' could be 's' (genealogical abbreviation) and 's' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?