The French bishop, unknown in the country (7)
I believe the answer is:
lebanon
'the country' is the definition.
(Lebanon is an example)
'the french bishop unknown' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'bishop' becomes 'B' (chess abbreviation).
'unknown' becomes 'anon' (I've seen this before).
'le'+'b'+'anon'='LEBANON'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for lebanon that I've seen before include "Middle Eastern region" , "Beirut's country" , "Country with cedars" , "E. Mediterranean nation" , "Eastern Mediterranean country" .)