Wild praise for the old country (6)
I believe the answer is:
persia
'the old country' is the definition.
(historical term for Iran)
'wild praise' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'praise' is an anagram of 'PERSIA'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for persia that I've seen before include "Old Iran" , "Iran, formerly" , "It's now known as Iran" , "Old land" , "Former name of Iran" .)