City-dweller to live right next to ship (8)
I believe the answer is:
berliner
'city-dweller' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'live right next to ship' is the wordplay.
'live' becomes 'be' ('be' can be a synonym of 'live').
'right next' becomes 'r' (I've seen this in other clues).
'to ship' becomes 'liner' (liner is a kind of ship).
'be'+'r'+'liner'='BERLINER'
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for berliner that I've seen before include "Citizen of Germany's capital" , "capital chap" , "Person from the German capital" , "JF Kennedy said he was one, Marlene Dietrich was one" , "'Ich bin ein . . . . . . . .' (JFK)" .)