Odd characters from East Sheen in German city (5)
I believe the answer is:
essen
'german city' is the definition.
(city in Germany)
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for essen that I've seen before include "Industrial centre of the Ruhr" , "German industrial centre" , "Krupp HQ (Ger.)" , "city in the Ruhr valley" , "Main industrial city of the Ruhr" .)