"Heart of Dixie" (7)
I believe the answer is:
alabama
'heart of dixie' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for alabama that I've seen before include "US state, capital Montgomery" , "State of southeastern US" , "US state known as the Heart of Dixie" , "Birmingham area" , "US state in which Birmingham is situated" .)