Become pals with (8)
I believe the answer is:
befriend
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">become pals with</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for befriend that I've seen before include "Become pally with (someone)" , "Become close to (someone)" , "Find beer (anag.)" , "care for?" , "Become pals with (someone)" .)