The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GUYANA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result GUYANA
- Country chap’s anecdotes
- Poke fun at an American state
- Make fun of articles in this country
- Country man with an acre
- Perhaps first man to tour an independent republic
- Republic overturned denial in one month
- Rope also cut by a nation
- An article supporting fellow somewhere in South America
- Fellow attracting gossip in part of South America
- Man has answer to ‘name a country‘
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The straight part
We know that "state" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case state = guyana.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.