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' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'cries' is an anagram of 'icers'.
'off'+'icers'='OFFICERS'
'make' is the 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" .)