Hunted in an African country, around the southeast (6)
I believe the answer is:
chased
'hunted' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'an african country around the southeast' is the wordplay.
'an african country' becomes 'chad' (country in Africa).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'the southeast' becomes 'SE' (synonyms).
'chad' placed around 'se' is 'CHASED'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for chased that I've seen before include "Engraved; rushed" , "followed" , "Pursued, ran after" , "Decorated metal with engraved or embossed work" , "Went after with the intent to catch" .)