Old Germanic character in outer parts of Burundi, small country (6)
I believe the answer is:
brunei
'country' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'old germanic character in outer parts of burundi small' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'character' could be 'rune' (rune is a kind of character) and 'rune' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'bi' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for brunei that I've seen before include "Muslim state" , "Sultanate on the island of Borneo" , "Rich sultanate in the South China Sea" , "Far Eastern sultanate" , "Commonwealth member" .)