US state using pink paper for a type of glazed pottery (9)
I believe the answer is:
delftware
'pottery' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'us state using pink paper for a type of glazed' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'us' could be 'ft' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'ft' is found in the answer.
'state' could be 'war' (war is a kind of state) and 'war' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'dele' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for delftware that I've seen before include "Decorative stuff" , "crockery" , "pottery" .)