Named detectives charged with case of torture (5)
I believe the answer is:
cited
'named detectives' is the definition.
'cited' can be an answer for 'named' ('cite' can be a synonym of 'name'). I'm not sure about the 'detectives' bit.
'charged with case of torture' is the wordplay.
'charged' becomes 'cid' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'with' indicates putting letters inside.
'case of' means to remove the middle letters (outsides of).
'torture' with its middle taken out is 'te'.
'cid' enclosing 'te' is 'CITED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cited that I've seen before include "Made reference to -- edict (anag)" , "Commended" , "Called for" , "Summoned" , "Quoted or mentioned as example" .)