Officer (7)
'officer' is the definition.
(colonel is a kind of officer)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for colonel that I've seen before include "Army officer ranking below a brigadier" , "Commissioned officer" , "Military rank" , "Bogey perhaps" , "'No cello for this officer, strangely (7)'" .)
'officer' is the definition.
(admiral is a kind of officer)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for admiral that I've seen before include "(White or red) butterfly" , "Brightly coloured butterfly" , "Chief commander of fleet" , "Red butterfly at sea?" , "Navy chief" .)
'officer' is the definition.
(I know that general is a type of officer)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for general that I've seen before include "blanket" , "Rank; all-inclusive" , "Enlarge for senior army officer" , "Common - army officer" , "Officer of the highest rank" .)