Couple of associates tackling organised crime in country (7)
I believe the answer is:
america
'country' is the definition.
(America is an example)
'couple of associates tackling organised crime' is the wordplay.
'couple of' indicates the doubling of some letters.
'associates' becomes 'a' (this might be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'tackling' is an insertion indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'organised' is an anagram indicator.
'a' duplicated is 'aa'.
'crime' anagrammed gives 'meric'.
'aa' enclosing 'meric' is 'AMERICA'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for america that I've seen before include "country targeted by 3 [ROMNEY]" , "Ira came from the continent" , "Federation" , "Western land mass" , "Camera I found in the continent" .)