Connect with one of the embassy staff, briefly (6)
I believe the answer is:
attach
'connect' is the definition.
(I know that attach is a more specific form of connect)
'one of the embassy staff briefly' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'one' could be 'a' (a thing is one thing) and 'a' is found within the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'tach' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'with' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for attach that I've seen before include "Tie, bind to" , "Conjoin, affix" , "Fasten - attribute" , "Bind, fasten" , "Glue" .)