They’re commissioned to make off with wild cries (8)
I believe the answer is:
officers
'they're commissioned to' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.
'off with wild cries' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cries' with letters rearranged gives 'icers'.
'off'+'icers'='OFFICERS'
'make' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for officers that I've seen before include "Those elected or appointed to positions of trust" , "Bureaucrats" , "Policemen" , "Commissioned ranks in the services" , "Commissioned members of the military" .)