Country clubs in lush ground (8)
I believe the answer is:
scotland
'country' is the definition.
(Scotland is an example)
'clubs in lush ground' is the wordplay.
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used in card games such as bridge).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'lush' becomes 'sot' (both can mean a drunk).
'ground' becomes 'land' (synonyms).
'c' placed inside 'sot' is 'scot'.
'scot'+'land'='SCOTLAND'
(Other definitions for scotland that I've seen before include "The thistle is its emblem" , "Semi-autonomous region of the UK" , "Dot clans around the country" , "Clans dot the country, oddly" , "Country of Jock and Angus" .)