Answer bosses with note formally, I had said (14)
I believe the answer is:
aforementioned
'said' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'answer bosses with note formally i had' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'answer' could be 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A) and 'a' is present in the answer.
'bosses' could be 'foremen' ('foreman' can be a synonym of 'boss') and 'foremen' is found in the answer.
'note' could be 'ti' (musical note as in do re mi fa so la ti) and 'ti' is found within the answer.
'i' could be 'one' (Roman numeral for one) and 'one' is located in the answer.
'had' could be 'd' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'd' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aforementioned that I've seen before include "previously stated" , "previously laid down" , "alluded to previously" , "previously cited" .)