Very small motorway going around Nutmeg State (6)
I believe the answer is:
minute
'very small' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'motorway going around nutmeg state' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'motorway' could be 'mi' (resembles M1, English motorway) and 'mi' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for minute that I've seen before include "60 seconds; tiny" , "Tiny; written note" , "Extremely small" , "microscopic" , "Really very small, like a period of time" .)