Shoe with limb of half-German smuggler (10)
I believe the answer is:
bootlegger
'smuggler' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'shoe with limb of half-german' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'shoe' could be 'boot' (I have seen 'Stout shoe ' mean 'boot' so perhaps 'shoe' could also mean 'boot') and 'boot' is located in the answer.
'limb' could be 'leg' (leg is a kind of limb) and 'leg' is found in the answer.
'german' could be 'ger' (abbreviation) and 'ger' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bootlegger that I've seen before include "One operating still" , "pirate" , "Purveyor of illegal alcohol or recordings" , "Criminal" , "Distributor of illegal alcohol" .)