Head of strategy manages fields (6)
I believe the answer is:
scopes
'fields' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'head of strategy manages' is the wordplay.
'head of' suggests taking the first letters.
'manages' becomes 'copes' ('cope' can be a synonym of 'manage').
The initial letter of 'strategy' is 's'.
's'+'copes'='SCOPES'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scopes that I've seen before include "Assesses" , "These small instruments" , "Ranges of activity" , "Opportunities (for action) - Tennessee teacher found guilty of teaching evolution, 1925" , "Sizes or ranges of subject or topics covered" .)