View troops in Central American country (8)
I believe the answer is:
panorama
'view' is the definition.
('panorama' can be a synonym of 'view')
'troops in central american country' is the wordplay.
'troops' becomes 'or' (military abbreviation for other ranks).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'central american country' becomes 'panama' (Panama is an example).
'or' inserted within 'panama' is 'PANORAMA'.
(Other definitions for panorama that I've seen before include "Unbroken view of surrounding area" , "Wide view of surrounding area" , "Wide-angle view" , "A view that's wide" , "Wide view (from BBC TV?)" .)