Succeeded along with count in bar
I believe the answer is:
sandbank
'bar' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'succeeded along with count' is the wordplay.
'succeeded' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation).
'along with' becomes 'and'.
'count' becomes 'bank' (I've seen this before).
's'+'and'+'bank'='SANDBANK'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for sandbank that I've seen before include "Shallow area in sea or river" , "Shallows in sea/river" , "Deposit" , "Problem for river navigation" .)