Where pedestrians are in danger in attacks (7)
I believe the answer is:
inroads
'attacks' is the definition.
(inroad is a kind of attack)
'where pedestrians are in danger' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'are' could be 'a' (short for 'are', historical unit of measurement) and 'a' is found within the answer.
'in' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rods' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for inroads that I've seen before include "Encroachments" , "advances" , "Sad iron (anag.)" , "large quantities consumed when these are made" , "Major acts of encroachment" .)