A test for the country (5)
I believe the answer is:
state
'the country' is the definition.
('state' can be a synonym of 'country')
'a test' is the wordplay.
'a test' can be anagrammed to 'STATE'.
However, I am unsure how the anagram is indicated.
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for state that I've seen before include "eg Iowa" , "Public" , "Condition of country." , "eg Alaska" , "For example, New York or Washington but not Boston or Philadelphia" .)