Chief to rely on fellow controlling rage (4,7)
I believe the answer is:
bank manager
'fellow controlling rage' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'chief to rely' is the wordplay.
'chief' becomes 'manager' (manager is a kind of chief).
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'rely' becomes 'bank'.
'manager' after 'bank' is 'BANK MANAGER'.
'on' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bank manager that I've seen before include "head of branch" , "Person once in charge of a Barclays or NatWest branch, say" , "Head of financial organisation" , "Finance official (to whom one once might have grovelled?)" , "Capt. Mainwaring's civilian job" .)