Country doctor covers for former partner in charge (6)
I believe the answer is:
mexico
'country' is the definition.
(I know that Mexico is a North American country)
'doctor covers for former partner in charge' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'doctor' could be 'me' and 'me' is found within the answer.
'in charge' could be 'ic' (abbreviation for 'in charge') and 'ic' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mexico that I've seen before include "Spanish-speaking neighbour of the USA" , "It borders US to south" , "Land of the Aztecs" , "American country gaining independence from Spain in 1810" , "North American country" .)