Met team's brief by small courtyard (6,5)
I believe the answer is:
flying squad
'small courtyard' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'met team's brief' is the wordplay.
'met' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'team' becomes 'squad' (sports team).
'brief' becomes 'flying' (eg in a 'flying visit', a short visit).
'squad' put after 'flying' is 'FLYING-SQUAD'.
'by' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for flying squad that I've seen is " Specially trained rapid-response police unit(6.5)".)