Academician getting measure of wit around Asian land (4)
I believe the answer is:
iraq
'asian land' is the definition.
(country in Asia)
'academician getting measure of wit around' is the wordplay.
'academician getting' becomes 'ra' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'measure of wit' becomes 'IQ' (as in an IQ test).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'ra' inserted inside 'iq' is 'IRAQ'.
(Other definitions for iraq that I've seen before include "Putter, perhaps" , "Middle-Eastern state" , "Middle East country" , "Country of western Asia" , "where there are no easy answers?" .)