Crossword Genius

Take away Frenchmen from Alpine summit involved in swindle on stag (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

commandeer

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'take' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'away frenchmen from alpine summit involved in swindle on stag' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'away' could be 'a' (abbreviation as used in sports fixtures) and 'a' is found in the answer.
'frenchmen' could be 'mm' and 'mm' is found in the answer.
'swindle' could be 'con' (con is a kind of swindle) and 'con' is found within the leftover letters.
'stag' could be 'deer' (I've seen this before) and 'deer' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for commandeer that I've seen before include "Seize" , "Appropriate" , "Take control of for military purposes" , "requisition" , "Confiscate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.