Friendly country (4)
I believe the answer is:
ally
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">friendly country</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ally that I've seen before include "Colleague, confederate" , "Associate that provides assistance" , "Fighting partner" , "Cooperating country" , "Join forces with" .)