Pleasant smell of cloth in the country (9)
I believe the answer is:
fragrance
'pleasant smell' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'cloth in the country' is the wordplay.
'cloth' becomes 'rag' (rag is a kind of cloth).
'in the' indicates putting letters inside.
'country' becomes 'france' (France is an example**).
'rag' put within 'france' is 'FRAGRANCE'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for fragrance that I've seen before include "Bouquet" , "that may be bottled up" , "Pleasant smell" , "Sweetness of smell" , "Sweet smell" .)