State oath at kudos being misrepresented (5,6)
I believe the answer is:
south dakota
'state' is the definition.
(I know that South Dakota is an American state)
'oath at kudos being misrepresented' is the wordplay.
'being misrepresented' indicates an anagram.
'oath'+'at'+'kudos'='oathatkudos'
'oathatkudos' is an anagram of 'SOUTH DAKOTA'.
(Other definitions for south dakota that I've seen before include "part of the Louisiana purchase" , "northern state" , "US state, capital Pierre" .)