I hope it regenerates a country (8)
I believe the answer is:
ethiopia
'country' is the definition.
(Ethiopia is an example)
'i hope it regenerates a' is the wordplay.
'regenerates' indicates an anagram.
'i'+'hope'+'it'='ihopeit'
'ihopeit' anagrammed gives 'ethiopi'.
'ethiopi'+'a'='ETHIOPIA'
(Other definitions for ethiopia that I've seen before include "Former Abyssinia" , "Country of N Africa, capital Addis Ababa" , "Largest country of the Horn of Africa" , "Country once known as Abyssinia" , "Strife-torn NE African country, capital Addis Ababa" .)