Elegy writer in odd parts of Germany (4)
I believe the answer is:
gray
'elegy writer' is the definition.
(poet Thomas Gray)
'odd parts of germany' is the wordplay.
'odd parts of' indicates alternate letters (letters in odd-numbered positions).
The alternate letters of 'germany' are 'GRAY'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for gray that I've seen before include "dull for Americans" , "An Anatomist; an Elegist" , "(Churchyard) Elegy poet" , "Midway between white and black" , "Elegiac poet" .)