Acid a mob abandoned in the country (8)
I believe the answer is:
cambodia
'country' is the definition.
(Cambodia is an example)
'acid a mob abandoned' is the wordplay.
'abandoned' indicates anagramming the letters.
'acid'+'a'+'mob'='acidamob'
'acidamob' anagrammed gives 'CAMBODIA'.
'in the' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for cambodia that I've seen before include "Country in southeast Asia, home to Khmer people" , "South East Asian country" , "Asian country, capital Phnom Penh" , "Oriental country" , "Country of SW Asia, capital Phnom Penh" .)