Currently it brings high charges across the country (5)
I believe the answer is:
pylon
'country' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pylon that I've seen before include "Electric cable support" , "Elec. cable tower" , "Electricity cable support" , "Power cable supporter" , "current supporter" .)