Be noted as a Brentford player (3)
I believe the answer is:
bee
'be noted as a brentford player' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'be noted as a brentford player' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'be' is present in the answer.
'player' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bee that I've seen before include "Insect, may be in bonnet" , "meeting" , "Honey generator" , "Four-winged insect" , "Hive worker" .)