A country in North America (6)
I believe the answer is:
canada
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">a country in north america</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(North American nation)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for canada that I've seen before include "Maple leaf country" , "Nation in northern North America" , "North American nation" , "World's second-largest country by area" , "North American goose" .)