Goal reached using active men he assembled (11)
I believe the answer is:
achievement
'goal reached using active men he assembled' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'active men he assembled' is the wordplay.
'assembled' indicates an anagram.
'active'+'men'+'he'='activemenhe'
'activemenhe' with letters rearranged gives 'ACHIEVEMENT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for achievement that I've seen before include "Performance" , "Something accomplished; heraldic shield" , "Success" , "Completion" , "Thing that is accomplished" .)