I led country (4)
I believe the answer is:
iran
'country' is the definition.
(Iran is a country)
'i led' is the wordplay.
'led' becomes 'ran' (to lead is to run or be in charge of).
'i'+'ran'='IRAN'
(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Country that was Persia" , "Modern name for Persia" , "Modern-day Persia" , "Tehran is its capital" , "Tehran's country" .)