Time a careerist wasted in support team (11)
I believe the answer is:
secretariat
'support team' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both groups as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'time a careerist wasted' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'wasted' indicates an anagram.
't'+'a'+'careerist'='tacareerist'
'tacareerist' is an anagram of 'SECRETARIAT'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for secretariat that I've seen before include "Admin area" , "Office staff" , "Administrative office" , "(Adminstrative) office" , "Admin department" .)