Decline to name country after saint (10)
I believe the answer is:
stagnation
'decline' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both states of affairs as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'to name country after saint' is the wordplay.
'to name' becomes 'tag' (tag can mean a name or label).
'country' becomes 'nation' (synonyms).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'saint' becomes 's'.
'tag'+'nation'='tagnation'
'tagnation' after 's' is 'STAGNATION'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stagnation that I've seen before include "standstill" , "Process of reducing activity" , "Lack of activity" , "It's still" , "Cessation of movement" .)