Embodied On The Road perhaps, beat's half-smashed in Nebraska (9)
I believe the answer is:
incarnate
'embodied' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'on the road perhaps beat's half-smashed in nebraska' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'on' could be 'at' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'at' is located in the answer.
'in' is found in the answer.
'nebraska' could be 'ne' and 'ne' is located in the leftover letters.
The remaining letters 'car' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for incarnate that I've seen before include "Made real" , "in ultimate condition" , "Embodied in flesh like a spirit or devil" , "Embodied in human form" , "Represented in bodily form" .)