I hunted in the country (4)
I believe the answer is:
iran
'country' is the definition.
(Iran is an example)
'i hunted' is the wordplay.
'hunted' becomes 'ran' ('run' can be a synonym of 'hunt').
'i'+'ran'='IRAN'
'in the' is the link.
(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Nation" , "Previously known as Persia" , "Country where the official language is Farsi" , "Persia today" , "oil supplier" .)