Country man dropped rope securing article (8)
I believe the answer is:
paraguay
'country' is the definition.
(Paraguay is an example)
'dropped rope securing article' is the wordplay.
'dropped' becomes 'para' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rope' becomes 'guy' (I have seen 'Steadying rope ' mean 'guy' so perhaps 'rope' could also mean 'guy').
'securing' indicates putting letters inside.
'article' becomes 'a' (indefinite article).
'guy' going around 'a' is 'guay'.
'para'+'guay'='PARAGUAY'
'man' is the link.
This may not be right. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
(Other definitions for paraguay that I've seen before include "South America country, capital Asunci?n" , "S American country, capital Asuncion" , "state in South America" , "republic" , "Landlocked South American country" .)