When home, phone to get the low-down on enemy's movements (5)
I believe the answer is:
intel
'low-down on enemy's movements' is the definition.
'intel' can be an answer for 'low-down' (low-down can mean information or intelligence). I am not certain of the 'on enemy's movements' bit.
'when home phone to get' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'home' could be 'in' (to be in is to be (at) home) and 'in' is found in the answer.
'phone' could be 'tel' (short for telephone) and 'tel' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for intel that I've seen before include "US chip manufacturer" , "Information" , "military info" , "silicon chip manufacturer" , "Chip manufacturer based in California" .)