Position and power lost to plebeian (4)
I believe the answer is:
role
'position' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'power lost to plebeian' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'lost' could be 'l' (abbreviation in sporting league tables) and 'l' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'roe' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for role that I've seen before include "Part, portrayal" , "A part of lore" , "Part played (in life?)" , "Function; part" , "Part (in drama)" .)