Go against country importing it (8)
I believe the answer is:
vitality
'go' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'against country importing it' is the wordplay.
'against' becomes 'v' (abbreviation for 'versus'**).
'country' becomes 'italy' (Italy is an example).
'importing' is an insertion indicator.
'italy' going around 'it' is 'itality'.
'v'+'itality'='VITALITY'
(Other definitions for vitality that I've seen before include "Vigour; ability to prosper" , "Vibrancy, energy" , "Life force and animation" , "Physical energy" , "Liveliness" .)