You, according to hearsay, look a state (6)
I believe the answer is:
uganda
'a state' is the definition.
(Uganda is an example)
'you according to hearsay look' is the wordplay.
'you' becomes 'u' (commonly used in online communication).
'according to hearsay' shows a homophone (sound like).
'look' becomes 'gander' (informal term for a look or glance).
'gander' sounds like 'ganda'.
'u'+'ganda'='UGANDA'
(Other definitions for uganda that I've seen before include "African state once tyrannised by Idi Amin" , "part of Africa" , "Landlocked Afr. country" , "African country once ruled by Idi Amin, capital Kampala" , "East African country, capital Kampala" .)