Having spoken with me about the general mood (6)
I believe the answer is:
morale
'mood' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'having spoken with me about the general' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'spoken' could be 'oral' (similar in meaning) and 'oral' is located in the answer.
'me' is within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for morale that I've seen before include "Esprit de corps" , "Self-confidence" , "The spirit of a group or individual" , "Group spirit and confidence" , "Spirits" .)