Lion gets shot possibly in African country (7)
I believe the answer is:
lesotho
'african country' is the definition.
(Lesotho is an example)
'lion gets shot possibly' is the wordplay.
'lion' becomes 'leo' (I have seen 'Zodiacal lion ' mean 'leo' so perhaps 'lion' could also mean 'leo').
'gets' indicates putting letters inside (gets can mean captures or absorbs).
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'shot' is an anagram of 'soth'.
'leo' going around 'soth' is 'LESOTHO'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for lesotho that I've seen before include "Kingdom that was formerly Basutoland" , "Kingdom surrounded by South Africa" , "South African kingdom" , "Landlocked country in southern Africa" , "Kingdom within South Africa" .)