Romans in a different land (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
san marino
'land' is the definition.
(San Marino is an example)
'romans in a different' is the wordplay.
'different' indicates an anagram.
'romans'+'in'+'a'='romansina'
'romansina' is an anagram of 'SAN MARINO'.
(Other definitions for san marino that I've seen before include "No marinas in this small republic in NE Italy" , "place with no coast" , "Small state within Italy" , "Small independent republic in NE Italy" , "nation" .)