A general out of the country (6)
I believe the answer is:
abroad
'out of the country' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a general' is the wordplay.
'general' becomes 'broad' ('broad' can be similar in meaning to 'general').
'a'+'broad'='ABROAD'
(Other definitions for abroad that I've seen before include "Out of doors - in foreign parts" , "Away from home" , "not in Britain" , "Europe, for example" , "At large - overseas" .)