Director Brooks
I believe the answer is:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">director brooks</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for mel that I've seen before include "- - Gibson (actor)" , "Honey" , "-- Brooks, film director" .)