Identify those turning up in The Three Stooges (3)
I believe the answer is:
see
'identify' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'up in the three stooges' is the wordplay.
'up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'ees' is hidden within 'three stooges'.
'ees' backwards is 'SEE'.
'those turning' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for see that I've seen before include "Bishop's diocese" , "Observe the bishop's jurisdiction" , "Receive" , "judge" , "Consider; diocese" .)