Leader of Indians having powwow around tree (7)
I believe the answer is:
conifer
'tree' is the definition.
(conifer is a kind of tree)
'leader of indians having powwow around' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'leader' could be 'f' (I have seen 'German leader ' mean 'f' so perhaps 'leader' could also mean 'f') and 'f' is found in the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
'around' could be 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa') and 'c' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for conifer that I've seen before include "Evergreen tree" , "one branching out" , "Tree such as pine, yew etc" , "In force (anag.)" , "Fir or pine, for example" .)