Clue: Metal bird covering angle on front of building that offers no privacy (8,4)
Answer: GOLDFISH BOWL
Explanation: Definition: that offers no privacy
 [ GOLD(metallic element) + OWL(a nocturnal bird) ] **containing**(covering) [ FISH(to angle/to catch fish with a rod and line) **plus**(on) **1st letter of**(front of) "building" ].
Defn: Describing say, a house, …./that is open to full view, like a goldfish bowl, literally.