Expertise of newspapers covering town centre (7)
I believe the answer is:
prowess
'expertise' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'newspapers covering town centre' is the wordplay.
'newspapers' becomes 'press' (the press is the newspaper industry).
'covering' is an insertion indicator.
'town centre' becomes 'ow' (central letters of the word 'town').
'press' going around 'ow' is 'PROWESS'.
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for prowess that I've seen before include "Outstanding skill" , "Skill, expertise; bravery" , "Accomplishment" , "Ability, expertise" , "Mastery - talent" .)