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General Assembly? (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

top brass

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'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...

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(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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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