Cries aloud for the country (5)
I believe the answer is:
wales
'the country' is the definition.
(country of the UK)
'cries aloud' is the wordplay.
'cries' becomes 'wails' (wailing is a kind of crying).
'aloud' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'wails' is a homophone of 'WALES'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for wales that I've seen before include "Land of Dai and Dylan" , "International team" , "Part of 1" , "Its emblem is the leek" , "Cymru" .)