Wild praise for the old country (6)
I believe the answer is:
persia
'old country' is the definition.
(historical term for Iran)
'wild praise' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'praise' with letters rearranged gives 'PERSIA'.
'for the' is the 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" .)