Bandleader bring up cook? (6)
I believe the answer is:
braise
'cook?' is the definition.
(I know that braise is a type of cook)
'bandleader bring up' is the wordplay.
'bandleader' becomes 'b' (this might be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'bring up' becomes 'raise' (raising is a kind of bringing up).
'b'+'raise'='BRAISE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for braise that I've seen before include "Fry then stew, eg, steak" , "Fry and then stew (food)" , "Stew in a closed pan" , "Cook or stew slowly" , "Fry then stew (meat)" .)