She takes Poles around the States (5)
I believe the answer is:
susan
'she' is the definition.
'poles around the states' is the wordplay.
'poles' becomes 'SN' (North and South poles).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'the states' becomes 'usa' (United States of America).
'sn' enclosing 'usa' is 'SUSAN'.
'takes' is the link.
(Other definitions for susan that I've seen before include "female" , "Girl's name, meaning lily" , "- - Sarandon, film actress" , "with blooming black eye?" , "- - Sarandon (films)" .)