Thug and accomplice kept outside the country (6)
I believe the answer is:
uganda
'the country' is the definition.
(Uganda is an example)
'thug and accomplice kept outside' is the wordplay.
'outside' says the answer is hidden in the clue (a word is around or outside the answer).
'UGANDA' is hidden in the letters of 'thug and accomplice kept'.
(Other definitions for uganda that I've seen before include "E. African country" , "Country bordering Lake Victoria" , "East African country, capital Kampala" , "East African republic" , "somewhere in Africa" .)