Bishop captured in attack that’s over the top? (5)
I believe the answer is:
rabid
'over the top?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'bishop captured in attack' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'B' (chess abbreviation).
'captured in' is an insertion indicator.
'attack' becomes 'raid' (raid is a kind of attack).
'b' inserted inside 'raid' is 'RABID'.
'that's' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rabid that I've seen before include "Mad; raging" , "extremist" , "Infected with hydrophobia" , "Burning" , "Crazy" .)