Scruffy nest situated in the country (6,6)
I believe the answer is:
united states
'country' is the definition.
(I know that United States is a country)
'scruffy nest situated' is the wordplay.
'scruffy' is an anagram indicator.
'nest'+'situated'='nestsituated'
'nestsituated' anagrammed gives 'UNITED STATES'.
'in the' is the link.
(Other definitions for united states that I've seen before include "Country, capital Washington DC" , "National federation" .)