New vehicle commandeered by paramilitaries is in an ideal state? (7)
I believe the answer is:
nirvana
'state?' is the definition.
(nirvana is a kind of state)
'new vehicle commandeered by paramilitaries is in an ideal' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'new' could be 'n' and 'n' is found within the answer.
'vehicle' could be 'van' (van is a kind of vehicle) and 'van' is found in the answer.
'an' could be 'i' (Roman numeral for one) and 'i' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ra' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nirvana that I've seen before include "religious state" , "Ultimate tranquil state" , "Buddhist 23" , "Buddhist enlightened state" , "State finally acquired" .)