Former West German capital (4)
I believe the answer is:
bonn
'former west german capital' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for bonn that I've seen before include "West German capital, 1949-90" , "Rhine city" , "W German capital 1949-90" , "Capital of the former West Germany" , "Capital of West Germany, 1949-1990" .)