Possible Clues:

• The committee of French inheritance
• Led cagey bully to committee
• Representative body starts to deal with something left behind
• Mission of editor reversing what predecessor left in place?
• Deputation from Washington catching eagle freaking out Yankee
• Representative body taking time up in redevelopment of Clyde
• Unknown experimental composer spearheaded regressive committee
• Committee starts to deal efficiently with what's been handed down
• Eg a Clyde (anag) - giving authority to others - university department