Survey soldiers entering country (8)
I believe the answer is:
panorama
'survey' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'soldiers entering country' is the wordplay.
'soldiers' becomes 'OR' (military abbreviation for other ranks).
'entering' indicates putting letters inside.
'country' becomes 'panama' (Panama is an example).
'or' put into 'panama' is 'PANORAMA'.
(Other definitions for panorama that I've seen before include "Wide view of region" , "Wide view - TV programme" , "Wide vista" , "Current affairs programme" , "Impressive view" .)