Fancy Best missing header with Germany in lead (5)
I believe the answer is:
dream
'fancy' is the definition.
(both can mean a fantasy)
'best missing header with germany in lead' is the wordplay.
'best' becomes 'cream' (both can mean the elite).
'missing header' means to remove the first letter.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'germany in lead' becomes 'd' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cream' with its initial letter removed is 'ream'.
'ream' after 'd' is 'DREAM'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dream that I've seen before include "Cherished hope; reverie" , "Cherished hope or ideal" , "King had one" , "Vision, fantasy" , "Armed (anag)" .)