Dog entering a German city with hesitation? (7)
I believe the answer is:
terrier
'dog' is the definition.
(terrier is a kind of dog)
'entering a german city with hesitation?' is the wordplay.
'entering' indicates putting letters inside.
'a german city' becomes 'trier' (I've seen this before).
'with hesitation?' becomes 'er' (I've seen this in other clues).
'trier' going around 'er' is 'TERRIER'.
(Other definitions for terrier that I've seen before include "inventory of property" , "Small hunting dog" , "Small, active breed of dog" , "part-timer in Services" , "Reserve soldier" .)