CIA far off in the continent (6)
I believe the answer is:
africa
'the continent' is the definition.
(Africa is an example)
'cia far off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates an anagram.
'cia'+'far'='ciafar'
'ciafar' is an anagram of 'AFRICA'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for africa that I've seen before include "Continent S. of Europe" , "Large land mass" , "Location of 14 downb" , "Second largest continent" , "Land of Malawi and Mozambique" .)