Story and books written about Navy Command? (3,2)
I believe the answer is:
lie to
'navy command?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a verb in its base form which matches the answer.
'story and books written about' is the wordplay.
'story' becomes 'lie' (story can mean a fabrication).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'books' becomes 'OT' (abbreviation for Old Testament).
'written about' says the letters should be written backwards.
'ot' back-to-front is 'to'.
'lie'+'to'='LIE TO'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lie to that I've seen before include "ship's to show no sign of movement" , "(Of a ship) come almost to a stop going into the wind" , "Misinform" , "Remain motionless" , "Become stationary (naut.)" .)