And German retains right to be nameless (8)
I believe the answer is:
untitled
'be nameless' is the definition.
'and german retains right' is the wordplay.
'and german' becomes 'und'.
'retains' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'right' becomes 'title' (title is a kind of right).
'und' placed around 'title' is 'UNTITLED'.
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for untitled that I've seen before include "Non-specific way to label painting" , "Not yet given a name" , "commoner" , "Lacking a name - having no claim" , "common?" .)