Dictator getting a Parisian to replace American in hot spot (7)
I believe the answer is:
suntrap
'hot spot' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'dictator getting a parisian' is the wordplay.
'dictator' becomes 'strap' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'getting' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a parisian' becomes 'un' ('a' in French).
'strap' placed around 'un' is 'SUNTRAP'.
'to replace american in' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for suntrap that I've seen before include "Some people's ideal garden" , "Browning fans will want this" , "Outdoor hotspot" , "where it gets pretty hot" , "Hot sheltered place" .)