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 defines the answer.
'be noted as a brentford player' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'be' is within the answer.
'player' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found within 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" .)