Spy in disguise dropping the head on Panorama, in summary (8)
I believe the answer is:
overview
'summary' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for overview that I've seen before include "Broad perspective formed from above, general survey" , "General summary of a subject" , "inspection" .)