Promises to take away support from governing bodies (7)
I believe the answer is:
commits
'promises' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for commits that I've seen is " Carries out (a crime)".)
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution?
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