German car pioneer (7)
I believe the answer is:
daimler
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">german car pioneer</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for daimler that I've seen before include "Make of car" , "Car manufacturer" , "Red Liam has a swanky car" , "A milder form of a posh car" , "German car pioneer, lead rim (anag.)" .)