A general in another country (6)
I believe the answer is:
abroad
'another country' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a general' is the wordplay.
'general' becomes 'broad' (similar in meaning).
'a'+'broad'='ABROAD'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for abroad that I've seen before include "Overseas; (of rumour) widely current" , "over a wide area" , "on the Continent" , "Out of doors - in foreign parts" , "Away in another country" .)