Issue country's first sheltered housing local opening (5)
I believe the answer is:
child
'issue' is the definition.
(I know that issue can be written as child)
'country's first sheltered housing local opening' is the wordplay.
'country's first' becomes 'c' (1st letter of 'country').
'sheltered' becomes 'hid'.
'housing' indicates putting letters inside.
'opening' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'local' is 'l'.
'hid' enclosing 'l' is 'hild'.
'c'+'hild'='CHILD'
(Other definitions for child that I've seen before include "Son or daughter" , "Offspring" , "Infant" , "Not an adult" , "Kid" .)