Recruits lose it with smokers (6)

'smokers' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'recruits lose it' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'currs' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'with' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?