Trying to get an interview with the top man (7)
I believe the answer is:
seeking
'trying' is the definition.
('seek' can be a synonym of 'try')
'an interview with the top man' is the wordplay.
'an interview' becomes 'see' (I've seen this before).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the top man' becomes 'king' (male ruler).
'see'+'king'='SEEKING'
'to get' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for seeking that I've seen before include "Looking for something" , "Searching for" , "On the hunt for" , "Applying" , "on search mission" .)