German people displaying magnanimity (5)
I believe the answer is:
grace
'magnanimity' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'german people' is the wordplay.
'german' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'people' becomes 'race' (people can mean a national group or race).
'g'+'race'='GRACE'
'displaying' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for grace that I've seen before include "Comeliness" , "Meal blessing" , "Prayer of thanks before/after a meal" , "Elegance; blessing" , "Poise" .)