Country on the south side of Mount Everest (5)
I believe the answer is:
nepal
'country on the south side of mount everest' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for nepal that I've seen before include "Asian country, capital Kathmandu" , "mountain state" , "Country in the Himalayas, capital Katmandu" , "Gurkha homeland" , "land" .)