Possible Clues:

• They advise where to find pots and pans
• Check bait in crooked trap for unofficial advisers
• Unofficial source of advice that could be taken in hectic job finally
• Advisory group or unit
• Unofficial advisers giving order to be at check-in in time
• There could be a place for 15 unofficial advisers
• Unofficial advisory group
• Unelected advisers to a political office-holder
• Advisory group full of old crocks?