Country frequently gaining courage at present (5-2-3-3)
I believe the answer is:
state-of-the-art
'present' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'country frequently gaining courage' is the wordplay.
'country' becomes 'state' (synonyms).
'frequently' becomes 'oft' (oft can mean frequently, eg oft-quoted).
'gaining' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'courage' becomes 'heart' (heart is a kind of courage).
'state'+'oft'+'heart'='STATE-OF-THE-ART'
'at' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for state-of-the-art that I've seen before include "Produced by the latest technology" , "Incorporating the latest technologies" , "Bang up-to-date" , "Technologically up to date" , "Highest level of development at the present time" .)