Recruits down below almost lost (3,5)
I believe the answer is:
new blood
'recruits' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'down below almost lost' is the wordplay.
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'lost' indicates anagramming the letters.
'down'+'below'='downbelow'
'downbelow' with its final letter taken away is 'downbelo'.
'downbelo' with letters rearranged gives 'NEW BLOOD'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for new blood that I've seen before include "Fresh intake of people" , "People brought in with fresh ideas" , "Fresh members (admitted to a group)" , "Fresh members joining a group" , "Fresh talent" .)