Hindenburg exploding has rip one plugs (7)
I believe the answer is:
airship
'hindenburg' is the definition.
(the Hindenburg is an example)
'exploding has rip one plugs' is the wordplay.
'exploding' indicates an anagram.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'plugs' is an insertion indicator (plug can mean to fill a gap).
'has'+'rip'='hasrip'
'hasrip' with letters rearranged gives 'arship'.
'arship' going around 'i' is 'AIRSHIP'.
(Other definitions for airship that I've seen before include "mode of flying" , "Old flier" , "need approval from CAA" , "Means of transport" , "Dirigible" .)