Sam, who's belted a lot of officers (6)
I believe the answer is:
browne
'sam' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for browne that I've seen before include "Physician and author" , "Sam ---, military belt" .)