State of a university (4)
I believe the answer is:
peru
'state' is the definition.
(Peru is an example)
'a university' is the wordplay.
'a' becomes 'per'.
'university' becomes 'u'.
'per'+'u'='PERU'
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for peru that I've seen before include "S American country, capital Lima" , "Country of Lima, Cuzco and Paddington Bear" , "Lima's country" , "Mario Vargas Llosa's native land" , "South American republic" .)