Partners hugging country girl who's sometimes lazy (5)
I believe the answer is:
susan
'girl who's sometimes lazy' is the definition.
(a lazy Susan is a revolving stand)
'partners hugging country' is the wordplay.
'partners' becomes 'sn' (South and North are partners in the game bridge).
'hugging' indicates putting letters inside.
'country' becomes 'usa' (U.S.A. is an example).
'sn' enclosing 'usa' is 'SUSAN'.
(Other definitions for susan that I've seen before include "- - Sarandon (films)" , "Girl's name, meaning lily" , "woman" , "When lazy, she's a revolving tray on a dining table" , "-- Howatch, novelist" .)