Fowler and Lamont, perhaps not completely typical partners (7)
I believe the answer is:
normans
'fowler and lamont' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'not completely typical partners' is the wordplay.
'not completely' means to remove the last letter.
'typical' becomes 'normal' (similar in meaning).
'partners' becomes 'ns' (North and South are partners in the game bridge).
'normal' with its final letter taken off is 'norma'.
'norma'+'ns'='NORMANS'
'perhaps' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for normans that I've seen before include "Who invaded Britain" , "They won the battle of Hastings" , "Invaders in 1066" , "11th century invaders" , "belonging to Greg the golfer?" .)