Novel with overriding passion for country (3,7)
I believe the answer is:
new zealand
'for country' is the definition.
(New Zealand is an example)
'novel with overriding passion' is the wordplay.
'novel' becomes 'new' (synonyms).
'with' becomes 'and'.
'overriding' means one lot of letters goes inside another (some letters go over or around others).
'passion' becomes 'zeal' (zeal is a kind of passion).
'new'+'and'='newand'
'newand' enclosing 'zeal' is 'NEW ZEALAND'.
(Other definitions for new zealand that I've seen before include "Zelanian things originate here" , "Land of the kiwi" , "[TEST TEAM]" , "where 28/25 [PINOT NOIR] is produced" , "Antipodean country" .)