Object to lay about country (5)
I believe the answer is:
italy
'country' is the definition.
(Italy is an example)
'object to lay about' is the wordplay.
'object' becomes 'it' (pronoun for an inanimate object**).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'lay' is an anagram of 'aly'.
'it'+'aly'='ITALY'
(Other definitions for italy that I've seen before include "Latin country" , "Barolo wine from here" , "Mediterranean country" , "Land for laity, oddly" , "Land of Tuscany and Umbria" .)