Will check state when artery clogs (13)
I believe the answer is:
determination
'will' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'check state when artery clogs' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'check' could be 'deter' (slow the progress of) and 'deter' is found within the answer.
'state' could be 'nation' (both can mean a country) and 'nation' is found in the answer.
'artery' could be 'mi' (resembles M1 motorway, a transport 'artery') and 'mi' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for determination that I've seen before include "legal decision" , "Firm resolve" , "24 [DRIVE]" , "Decision; grit" , "Perseverance" .)