Type of metal rim from Daimler (4)
I believe the answer is:
lead
'type' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'metal rim from daimler' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'metal' could be 'e' (E is an example) and 'e' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'lad' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lead that I've seen before include "Metal; show the way" , "Actor playing the principal role" , "On which a boxer may be" , "Wire - show the way" , "Guide; precede" .)