Old city getting top people? Not quite (6)
I believe the answer is:
thebes
'old city' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for thebes that I've seen before include "Seven Against - (Aeschylus)" , "Ancient city of upper Egypt" , "Classical city" , "place in Greece" , "Greek city founded by Cadmus" .)