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"brass" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often commanders (10 letters).
Definitions
A yellowish metal alloy made mainly of copper and zinc.
Word origin
By ellipsis from brass nail, in turn from "nail[ing]" (fig.) and "brass blonde" (see "brazen"); and also shortened from Cockney Rhyming slang brass flute for "prostitute".
Used in a sentence
“A few measures later, the brass comes in strong!”
“The brass are not going to like this.”
“The brass is not going to like this.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Copper and zinc alloy”5 letters
02“Yellow metal alloy”5 letters
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