Dismay of criminal's time with Queen and Country (13)
I believe the answer is:
consternation
'dismay' is the definition.
('consternation' can be a synonym of 'dismay')
'of criminal's time with queen and country' is the subsidiary indication.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
'time' could be 't' and 't' is present in the answer.
'queen' could be 'er' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina) and 'er' is present in the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is present in the answer.
'country' could be 'nation' ('nation' can be a synonym of 'country') and 'nation' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for consternation that I've seen before include "Dismay - cast-iron tenon (anag)" , "Alarm" , "Feelings of dismay" , "Worry" , "Anxiety, dismay" .)