Where Charlotte lies, with Virginia lying on top? (5,8)
I believe the answer is:
north carolina
'where charlotte lies' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.
'virginia lying on top?' is the wordplay.
'virginia lying' becomes 'carolina' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'top?' becomes 'north' (I have seen 'Top of map ' mean 'north' so perhaps 'top' could also mean 'north').
'carolina' after 'north' is 'NORTH CAROLINA'.
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for north carolina that I've seen before include "State of eastern USA" , "US state, capital Raleigh" , "One of the original 13 colonies of the United States, capital Raleigh" , "US state S. of Virginia" .)