A crew fit and willing to comply (8)
I believe the answer is:
amenable
'willing to comply' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a crew fit' is the wordplay.
'crew' becomes 'men' (I've seen this before).
'fit' becomes 'able' ('able' can be similar in meaning to 'fit').
'a'+'men'+'able'='AMENABLE'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for amenable that I've seen before include "Easily persuaded or controlled" , "likely to cooperate - with 3a" , "Accommodating; flexible" , "Willing to be guided or controlled" , "Prepared to fall in with others' plans" .)