Race that generates more than local interest? (8)
I believe the answer is:
national
'race that generates more than local interest?' is the definition.
'national' can be an answer for 'race' (horse race the Grand National). I am not certain of the remainder of the definition.
'race that generates more' is the wordplay.
'race' becomes 'nation' (I've seen this before).
'that generates more' becomes 'al' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'nation'+'al'='NATIONAL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for national that I've seen before include "Owned by the state" , "Countrywide" , "Relating to the state" , "trust of land owners" , "State-controlled" .)