Presidential advisors (7)
I believe the answer is:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">presidential advisors</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cabinet that I've seen before include "unusually rare wine" , "up against the wall?" , "sort of pudding" , "Collective noun for senior ministers" , "It may be shelved" .)