Like Neill in Indian State? (5)
I believe the answer is:
assam
'iindian statei?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'like neill' is the wordplay.
'like' becomes 'as'.
'neill' becomes 'sam' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'as'+'sam'='ASSAM'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for assam that I've seen before include "India tea-producing state" , "Indian state, famed for its tea" , "Tea-producing Indian state" , "Leaves to get in hot water" , "Indian tea-growing state" .)