Ingrid's initial letter requiring German translation (7)
I believe the answer is:
bergman
'ingrid's initial' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'letter requiring german translation' is the wordplay.
'letter' becomes 'b' ().
'requiring' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'translation' is an anagram indicator.
'german' anagrammed gives 'ergman'.
'b'+'ergman'='BERGMAN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bergman that I've seen before include "Ingmar --, Swedish director" , "Ingmar ---, director; Ingrid ---, actress" , "Film people Ingmar and Ingrid" , "Female star of the 1942 film Casablanca, d.1982" , "Ingrid -, Swedish actress (Casablanca)" .)