Indian tea state (5)
I believe the answer is:
assam
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">indian tea state</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for assam that I've seen before include "region out east" , "part of India" , "NE Indian state (tea)" , "Indian tea-growing area" , "Variety of tea" .)