Here in Germany, curved structure in front yard denotes pecking order (9)
I believe the answer is:
hierarchy
'pecking order' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'here in germany curved structure in front yard' is the wordplay.
'here in germany' becomes 'hier' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'curved structure' becomes 'arch' (architectural structure).
'in front' suggests taking the first letters (I've seen 'in front of' mean this).
The first letter of 'yard' is 'y'.
'hier'+'arch'+'y'='HIERARCHY'
'denotes' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hierarchy that I've seen before include "priesthood" , "System with grades of authority ranking one above another" , "System arranged in graded ranks" , "Pecking order" , "Status ranking system" .)