Dutch poem about German trick (5)
I believe the answer is:
dodge
'trick' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'dutch poem about german' is the wordplay.
'dutch' becomes 'd' (common abbreviation).
'poem' becomes 'ode' (ode is a type of poem).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'german' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'ode' enclosing 'g' is 'odge'.
'd'+'odge'='DODGE'
(Other definitions for dodge that I've seen before include "Step sideways to evade" , "Wild West city" , "Evade cunningly" , "Avoid or evade by bodily movement" , "Avoid - Kansas city" .)