A chap apparently back in the country (6)
I believe the answer is:
panama
'country' is the definition.
(Panama is an example)
'a chap apparently back' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'Man' (chap can mean a man).
'apparently' becomes 'ap' (I've seen this in other clues).
'back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'a'+'man'+'ap'='amanap'
'amanap' backwards is 'PANAMA'.
'in the' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for panama that I've seen before include "Canal state; hat" , "What may be seen overhead" , "Headgear for a canal" , "American canal or kind of hat" , "Great American canal or tropical hat" .)