Single friend wanting love in foreign land (5)
I believe the answer is:
nepal
'foreign land' is the definition.
'nepal' can be an answer for 'land' (Nepal is an example). I am not certain of the 'foreign' bit.
'single friend wanting love' is the wordplay.
'single' becomes 'one' (a single thing - only one).
'friend' becomes 'pal' (pal can mean a friend).
'wanting' is a deletion indicator (to want something can mean to lack it or need it).
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'one'+'pal'='onepal'
'onepal' with 'o' removed is 'NEPAL'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nepal that I've seen before include "Plane country north-east of India" , "Himalayan republic" , "Himalayan state" , "land" , "Country in plane north-west of India" .)