Country lad as lover distraught (2,8)
I believe the answer is:
el salvador
'country' is the definition.
(El Salvador is an example)
'lad as lover distraught' is the wordplay.
'distraught' is an anagram indicator.
'lad'+'as'+'lover'='ladaslover'
'ladaslover' is an anagram of 'EL SALVADOR'.
(Other definitions for el salvador that I've seen before include "Central American nation" , "Central American country" , "Central American state" , "One who saves in Spain" , "Country of Central America" .)