Run down the country to train Virgo's men (9)
I believe the answer is:
misgovern
'run down the country' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'train virgo's men' is the wordplay.
'train' is an anagram indicator (to train can mean to grow something into a shape).
'virgos'+'men'='virgosmen'
'virgosmen' is an anagram of 'MISGOVERN'.
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for misgovern that I've seen before include "run badly" , "Rule badly" , "rule unfairly" .)