Fancy seeing us as clever people! (8)
I believe the answer is:
geniuses
'clever people' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'fancy seeing us' is the wordplay.
'fancy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'seeing'+'us'='seeingus'
'seeingus' with letters rearranged gives 'GENIUSES'.
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for geniuses that I've seen before include "People of extraordinary mental powers" , "Brainboxes" , "Brains" , "great minds" , "Very clever, original, people" .)