German who scored away excited a bench (9)

I believe the answer is:

offenbach

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'german who scored' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'away excited a bench' is the wordplay.
'away' becomes 'off' (synonyms).
'excited' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'bench'='abench'
'abench' with letters rearranged gives 'enbach'.
'off'+'enbach'='OFFENBACH'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for offenbach that I've seen before include "city on the River Main" , "Orpheus in the Underworld composer" , "Composer of operettas" , "Cancan composer" , "Fr. operetta composer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.