General Assembly? (3,5)
I believe the answer is:
top brass
'general assembly?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'general assembly?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'general assembly?' could be 'brass' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'brass' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'top' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for top brass that I've seen before include "People in authority (informal)" , "Senior military personnel" , "senior command" , "Those of high military rank" , "Highest rankings in the armed forces" .)