The state of sweet Miss Brown? (7)
I believe the answer is:
georgia
'the state' is the definition.
(Georgia is an example)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for georgia that I've seen before include "Country in the Caucasus" , "Country on the Black Sea, where Stalin was born" , "Nation state" , "Female" , "A US state; a country" .)