Network disappointment for country squire? (9)
I believe the answer is:
landowner
'squire?' is the definition.
(squire is a kind of landowner)
'network disappointment for country' is the wordplay.
'network disappointment' becomes 'owner' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'country' becomes 'land' (synonyms).
'owner' after 'land' is 'LANDOWNER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for landowner that I've seen before include "Squire, perhaps" , "man of property" , "Laird" , "One may have lots of grass" , "Possessor of real estate" .)