Country lawyer featuring in paper (5)
I believe the answer is:
sudan
'country' is the definition.
(Sudan is an example)
'lawyer featuring in paper' is the wordplay.
'lawyer' becomes 'da' (D.A. is an example).
'featuring in' indicates putting letters inside.
'paper' becomes 'sun' (The Sun, UK newspaper).
'da' placed inside 'sun' is 'SUDAN'.
(Other definitions for sudan that I've seen before include "Home for many Arabs" , "African nation" , "Region of Africa" , "Country in NC Africa, capital Khartoum" , "Us and the African state" .)