Stands apart from British men put in the corner? (5)
I believe the answer is:
rooks
'men put in the corner?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'stands apart from british' is the wordplay.
'stands' becomes 'brooks' ('brook' can be a synonym of 'stand').
'apart from' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'brooks' with 'b' taken out is 'ROOKS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rooks that I've seen before include "Large, crow-like birds" , "Fleeces; chessmen" , "men on the board" , "Collective name for them is a parliament" , "Cheats" .)