Wanderer making Virginia and Georgia unite (8)
I believe the answer is:
vagabond
'wanderer' is the definition.
(I know that vagabond is a type of wanderer)
'virginia and georgia unite' is the wordplay.
'virginia' becomes 'va' (US state abbreviation).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'georgia' becomes 'GA' (abbreviation).
'unite' becomes 'bond' (I've seen this before).
'va'+'ga'+'bond'='VAGABOND'
'making' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for vagabond that I've seen before include "Traveller of dubious character" , "Hobo" , "One having no settled home" , "Down-and-out" , "Homeless wanderer" .)