Adjusts sails (5)
I believe the answer is:
trims
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">adjusts sails</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for trims that I've seen before include "Haircuts" , "Cuts back" , "dresses" .)