Back massage by mum in country once (5)
I believe the answer is:
burma
'country once' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'back massage by mum' is the wordplay.
'back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'massage' becomes 'rub' (I've seen this in another clue).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'mum' becomes 'ma' (ma can mean mother).
'rub' backwards is 'bur'.
'bur'+'ma'='BURMA'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for burma that I've seen before include "Country of SE Asia" , "Country also known as Myanmar" , "Another name for Myanmar" , "It's now called Myanmar" , "SE Asian country" .)