Wrongly took leader down to keep pace with hierarchy (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
totem pole
'hierarchy' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'wrongly took leader down to keep pace' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'leader' could be 'pol' (pol is a kind of leader) and 'pol' is located in the answer.
'to' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'teme' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'with' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for totem pole that I've seen before include "carved column" , "Am. Indian symbolic erection" , "North American tribal symbol" , "Native American tribal symbol" , "clan emblem" .)