Male appearing in the German plays (6)
I believe the answer is:
dramas
'plays' is the definition.
(I know this)
'male appearing in the german' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'ram' (male sheep).
'appearing in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'the german' becomes 'das' ('the' in German).
'ram' inserted inside 'das' is 'DRAMAS'.
(Other definitions for dramas that I've seen before include "crises" , "sensations" , "Theatrical plays" , "works" , "Tragic situations" .)