Raced to assemble a basic military unit (5)
I believe the answer is:
cadre
'military unit' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'raced to assemble a basic' is the wordplay.
'raced' can be anagrammed to 'CADRE'.
However, I'm not clear how the anagram is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cadre that I've seen before include "Fighting unit" , "Group of revolutionaries" , "Group of key people" , "Political group" , "Nucleus of key personnel" .)