Article on a crime explosion in the country (7)
I believe the answer is:
america
'country' is the definition.
(America is an example)
'article on a crime explosion' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'a' (indefinite article**).
'on' indicates putting letters inside.
'explosion' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'crime'='acrime'
'acrime' is an anagram of 'merica'.
'a' put inside 'merica' is 'AMERICA'.
'in the' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for america that I've seen before include "Take care and aim for the continent" , "Curious camera I take to the continent" , "huge landmass" , "Camera I used in New World" , "'Country named after Vespucci, Italian navigator (7)'" .)